August 2005

Wildflowers


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports:

2005 WILDFLOWERS

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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

SIMPLE CHECKLISTS

Kern Butterflies

Tulare Butterflies

Kern Dragonflies

Kern Fish

Kern Amphibians

Kern Reptiles

Kern Birds

Kern Mammals

Exotic Animals

Exotic Plants

Sensitive Species

All photos by Alison Sheehey ©  Nature Ali  All rights reserved. 

AREA SPECIFIC BIRD LISTS

Birds of Buena Vista Area   

Birds of the Kern River Parkway

Birds of Hart Park

Birds Of Pin Oak Park

Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Mammals of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

   

ILLUSTRATED CHECKLISTS

 

Kern Butterflies

Kern Dragonflies

Kern Fish

Kern River Valley Amphibians

Kern Reptiles and Amphibians

KRP Amphibians & Reptiles

Kern Birds

Kern Mammals

Kern River Watershed Rodents

Ferns of Kern

Kern Trees


Habitats

Chaparral

Great Basin Desert  

Valley Grassland

Mojave Desert

Sierran Forest


Plants

Trees of Kern County

Ferns of Kern County  

Flora of the Kern River Preserve


WILDLIFE



Kern, Inyo, & Tulare County Wildflowers rival any that can be found in the garden. Delicate delights for the senses, 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. 

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon sp

Ancient Bristlecone Forest,

Inyo NF, Inyo County

 August 11, 2005

Showy Gilia

Gilia cana ssp. speciformis
Wild Rose Canyon, Death Valley NP, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Mimulus bigelovii

Wild Rose Canyon, Death Valley NP, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Desert Mallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Wild Rose Canyon, Death Valley NP, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Desert Larkspur

Delphinium parishii
Wild Rose - Trona Road, Panamint Valley, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa
Wild Rose - Trona Road, Panamint Valley, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Fewflowered Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum
Wild Rose - Trona Road, Panamint Valley, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Desert Rocknettle

Eucnide urens
Wild Rose - Trona Road, Panamint Valley, Inyo County

 April 2, 2005

Desert Sage

Salvia dorrii
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Death Valley Scorpionweed

Phacelia vallis-mortae
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Purple Mat

Nama demissum

Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Puffed Calyx Gilia ?

Gilia aliquanta ssp. aliquanta Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Bigelow Coreopsis

Coreopsis bigelovii
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Field Primrose

Camissonia campestris
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

California Evening-primrose
Oenothera californica ssp. avita
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Sandblossoms

Linanthus parryae
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Sandblossoms

Linanthus parryae
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Charlotte's Phacelia

Phacelia nashiana

Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Fremont's Phacelia
Phacelia fremontii
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

White Layia

Layia glandulosa
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Desert Dandelion

Malacothrix glabrata
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Box Thorn

Lycium cooperi
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Wallace's Woolly Daisy

Eriophyllum wallacei
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Scalebud

Anisocoma acaulis
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Steve's Pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides
Grapevine Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

Hidden-flower Scorpion-weed

Phacelia cryptantha
Jawbone Canyon, Kern Desert, Kern County

 April 2, 2005

 

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