July 2004 Wildflowers

July 2004

Wildflowers

2004 WILDFLOWERS

February

March

April

June

July

Kern & Tulare County 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.

April 2004 Wildlife

March 2004 Wildlife

WILDFLOWER HOTLINES

Carrizo Plain - Goodwin Education Center

Desert Wildflower Watch

Red Rock Canyon State Park

Death Valley National Park Wildflowers

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve Wildflower Hotline (661) 724-1180

Gorman/Tejon Pass
Hungry Valley Ranger Station (661) 248-7007

Fort Tejon Ranger Station (661) 248-6692

Kern County Wildflower Hotline (800) 500-KERN (starting end of March/early April)

Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline

PLACES TO VISIT

Southern California Wildflower sites

Identifying California Wildflowers

CalFlora - $10 per year

CalPhotos Plants

California Academy of Science Wildflower Online Encyclopedia

Death Valley Plants

Photographs of Chaparral, Desert, and Mountain Wildflowers

The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California

Almaden Wildflowers

A series of simple checklists for use in the field

Kern Amphibian Checklist

Kern Bird Checklist

Kern Butterfly Checklist

Tulare Butterfly Checklist

Kern Dragonfly Checklist

Kern Fish Checklist

Kern Mammal Checklist

Kern Reptile Checklist

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

2003 Nature Ali Wildflower Pages

February Wildflowers

Early March Wildflowers

Late March Wildflowers

Early April Wildflowers

Late April Wildflowers

Early May Wildflowers

Late May Wildflowers

Early June Wildflowers

Late June Wildflowers

Early July Wildflowers

Late July Wildflowers

August Wildflowers

September Wildflowers

October Wildflowers

Places

Summer 2003 Thunderstorms - Piute Mountains - Stony Meadow - Brush Creek Overlook - Mushrooms

Kern County Spring Landscapes

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

White Sweet Clover

Melilotus alba

Limestone, North Fork Kern

4 Jul 04

Indian Paint Brush

Castilleja sp.

Limestone, North Fork Kern

4 Jul 04

Stream Orchid

Limestone, North Fork Kern

4 Jul 04

Crimson Columbine

Limestone, North Fork Kern

4 Jul 04

Aster family

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Mountain Bells

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Ranger's Buttons

Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Nightshade

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Phlox

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Scarlet Buglar

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Mountain Pride

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Sierra Aster

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Buckwheat

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Pink Stickseed

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Sneezeweed

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Common Monkeyflower

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

White Hedge nettle

Stachys albens

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Rein Orchid

Sherman Pass Road

4 Jul 04

Western Wallflower

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Granite Monkeyflower

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Lupine

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Onion

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Scale Bud

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Blue-eyed Mary

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Deer Vetch

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Pink Gilia

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Linanthus

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Pallid Mountain Monardella

Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Mountain Collomia

Collomia grandiflora

Sherman Pass Road

4 July 2004

Shooting Star

Holby Meadow

4 July 2004

Saxifraga californica

Holby Meadow

4 July 2004

Leopard Lily

Holby Meadow

4 July 2004

Rein Orchid

Holby Meadow

4 July 2004

Knotweed

Holby Meadow

4 July 2004

Epilobium sp.

Clover

Primrose Monkeyflower

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

California Geranium

Potentilla

Skunk Cabbage

Blue-eyed Grass

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