Early May

WILDFLOWERS

Sherman Pass Road - Tulare County overlooking Brush Creek 6 May 2003

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. 

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

Mojave Indigo-bush

Psorothamnus arborescens

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Yellow-throats

Phacelia fremontii

Hwy 178, Kern County

14 May 03

Penstemon

Penstemon sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Acton's Encelia

Encelia actonii

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Asteraceae

Genus sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Inflated Buckwheat

Eriogonum inflatum

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Gilia

Gilia sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Gilia

Gilia sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

14 May 03

Brown-eyed Evening Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum

State Mountain 99 (Sierra Way), Tulare Co.

6 May 03

Globe Gilia

Gilia sp.

Sherman Pass Rd,  Tulare County

6 May 03

Golden Poppy

Eschscholzia sp.

Sherman Pass Rd,  Tulare County

6 May 03

Wild Hyacinth & Death Camas

Dicelostemma capitatum & Zigadenas sp.

Sherman Pass Rd,  Tulare County

6 May 03

Flower

Flower sp.

Sherman Pass Rd,  Tulare County

6 May 03

Death Camas

Zigadenas sp.

Sherman Pass Rd,  Tulare County

6 May 03

Desert Pincusion

Chaenactis fremontii

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Loco Weed

Astragalas sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Desert Verbena

Flower sp.

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Chia

Salvia columbaria

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

7 May 03

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Nine Mile Canyon Rd. Inyo County

5 May 03

Kern County Larkspur

Delphinium sp.

Hwy 178, Canebrake. Kern County

3 May 03

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Milepost 74, Hwy 178, east of Canebrake

4 May 03

Buckwheat?

Genus sp.

Milepost 74, Hwy 178, east of Canebrake

4 May 03

Wild Onion

Genus sp.

Hwy 178, east of Canebrake

3 May 03

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Milepost 74, Hwy 178, east of Canebrake

4 May 03

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia sp.

Milepost 74, Hwy 178, Kern County

4 May 03

Elegant Fairyfan

Clarkia unguiculata

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Prickly Phlox

Genus sp.

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Speckled Fairyfan

Clarkia cylindrica

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Stinging Nettle

Genus sp.

Lower Richbar, Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

White Lupine

Lupinus sp.

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Chinese Houses

Collinsia sp.

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Smallflower Woodlandstar

Lithophragma parviflorum

Hwy 178, Kern Canyon. Kern County

2 May 03

Common Madia

Madia sp.

Lower Richbar, Hwy 178, Kern Canyon

2 May 03

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulus

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

Chinese Houses

Collinsia sp

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

Man-root

Marah sp.

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

Flower

Genus sp.

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

Mojave Sun Cup

Camissonia campestris

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

California Lilac

Ceanothus sp.

Whiskey Flat Trail. Kern County

1 May 03

Golden Poppy

Eschscholzia sp.

State Mountain 99 (Sierra Way), Tulare Co.

1 May 03

Lodgepole Chipmunk

Tamias speciosus

Trail of a Hundred Giants Campground

1 May 03

Cool Caterpillar

Genus sp.

Milepost 74, Hwy 178, Kern County

4 May 03

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta rubria

State Mountain 99, Tulare County

1 May 03

 

A special photo just for Picture This Team Digital members - especially Carol

A rusty tree on in the McNally burn - Sherman Pass Road.

Woodpecker with a purpose -

AKA pissed off Pileated

Trail of a Hundred Giants Campground

1 May 03

Redwood Love!!!

A true tree hugger - Barbara R.

Trail of a Hundred Giants

1 May 03

Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Trail of a Hundred Giants

1 May 03

 

 

This root's for you.

Felled Giant Sequoia in Giant Sequoia National Monument

1 May 03


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