Early April WILDFLOWERS

 

Southern California Wildflowers rival any that can be found in the garden. Delicate delights for the eyes and nose, you are invited to experience the wondrous vistas awaiting with our spectacular year-round shows. Although spring is best. All year you can find amazing floral treats.  Thanks to Bob Allen, Janet Cupples, Dr. Moe, Eve Laeger, and Leslie Lipton for helping with some plant ID's. All photos by Alison Sheehey ©  Nature Ali  All rights reserved. 

February Wildflowers - Early March Wildflowers - Late March Wildflowers - Late April Wildflowers

Kern County Spring Landscapes - Kern, Inyo, and Tulare County Wildflower Reports: 2003 Season Wildflower Reports  

Pine Forest Larkspur

Delphinium gracilentum
Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum var. auritum

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Cobweb Thistle

Circium occidentale

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Cobweb Thistle

Circium occidentale

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Chia

Salvia columbaria

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Annual Mountain Dandelion
Agoseris heterophylla

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

flower

Asteraceae

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

flower

Asteraceae

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Purple Milkweed

Asclepias cordifolia

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Narrow-leaved Meconella

Meconella linearis

Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Mustang Clover

Linanthus montanus
Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Great Horned Owl (not a wildflower)

Bubo virginianus

Photographed Sierra Way

7 Apr 03

Next year's wildflowers

Astercaceae

Photographed Sierra Way

7 Apr 03

Caterpillar Scorpionweed

Phacelia cicutaria
Photographed Lower Kern Canyon

10 Apr 03

Popcorn Flower

Plagiobothrys sp.

Photographed Brush Creek, Tulare County

7 Apr 03

Giant Deathcamas

Zigadenas exaltatus

Photographed Brush Creek, Tulare County

7 Apr 03

Wooly Pod Milkvetch

Astragalus purshii

Photographed Brush Creek, Tulare County

7 Apr 03

Beavertail Cactus

Opuntia basilaris

Photographed Kelso Valley Road

5 Apr 03

Red Maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Photographed Brush Creek, Tulare County

7 Apr 03

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

Photographed Brush Creek, Tulare County

7 Apr 03

Sierran Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta ssp. albida

Photographed Kelso Valley Road

5 Apr 03

Silver Cholla

Opuntia echinocarpa

Photographed Kelso Valley Road

5 Apr 03

Purple Mat

Nama demissum

Photographed Kelso Valley Road

5 Apr 03

Gilia

Gilia sp.

Photographed Mountain Mesa

5 Apr 03

Smallflower Woodlandstar

Lithophragma parviflorum

Photographed Mountain Mesa

5 Apr 03

California Milkweed

Asclepias californicus

Photographed Mountain Mesa

5 Apr 03

Vetch

Fabaceae

Photographed Lake Isabella

1 Apr 03

Fleabane

Erigeron sp.

Photographed Lake Isabella

1 Apr 03

White Owl's Clover

Castilleja sp.

Photographed Mountain Mesa

5 Apr 03


Places

Kern County Spring Landscapes - Breckenridge - Carrizo Plain - Cherry Hill Road - Cow Flat Road - Jawbone Canyon - Kern National Wildlife Refuge - Kern River Preserve - Kern River Valley - Piute Mountains - Schaeffer Meadow Trail - Short Canyon


Wildflower Pages

February Wildflowers - Early March Wildflowers - Late March Wildflowers - Early April Wildflowers - Late April Wildflowers - Early May Wildflowers - Late May Wildflowers - Latest Wildflowers

 

Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports: 2003 Season Wildflower Reports

 

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For California Wildflower reports visit:

  • Carol Leigh's California Wildflower Hotsheet
  • Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline
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     For help in identifying California Wildflowers visit:

  • CalPhotos Plants
  • California Academy of Science Wildflower Online Encyclopedia
  • Photographs of Chaparral, Desert, and Mountain Wildflowers
  • ·  The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California


    Habitats

    Chaparral     Great Basin Desert   Valley Grassland    Mojave Desert    Sierran Forest


    Plants

    Trees of Kern County   Ferns of Kern County   Wildflower Photos     Flora of the Kern River Preserve


    WILDLIFE


    INSECTS

    2003 Photos of Insects

    Dragonflies of Kern County, California        

    Butterflies of Kern County, California     Butterflies of the Kern River Valley      North Fork Butterfly Count


    BIRDS

    Kern Photo Checklist   Kern Checklist Text Only  WHERE TO BIRD - Kern County 

    Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge  

    Field Guide to Birds of Kern County  Rose-ringed Parakeets of Bakersfield, CA Hummingbird Identification    Rivers of Birds    Summer Tanager      Vulture Facts     Willow Flycatcher     Yellow-billed Cuckoo


    FISH


    Herps

    Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians     KRV Amphibians    Checklist of KRV Amphibians & Reptiles    Southwestern Pond Turtle        Kern River Valley Amphibians and Reptiles


    MAMMALS

    Status and Distribution of Kern Mammals       Kern County Mammals - a photo checklist

    Mammals of the Kern River Watershed by John Harris     Mammals of Kern National Wildlife Refuge      Kern River Preserve Mammal Checklist    Rodents


    Nature Ali          Nature Ali Table of Contents

    Kern River Preserve    Kern River Preserve Table of Contents  


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