March 2008

Wildflowers

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. 


2008 Wildflower Reports - from Central California featuring Kern, Inyo, San Luis Obispo and Tulare Counties

2008 Wildflower Photos

February 2008

March 2008

April 2008

Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports from the Last Few Years:

2005 Wildflower Reports

2006 WILDFLOWERS

2007 Wildflower Reports

PHOTOS

February 2007 Flowers

March 2007 Photos

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

June 2006

July 2006


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Plants

Trees of Kern County

Ferns of Kern County  

Flora of the Kern River Preserve

Habitats

Chaparral

Great Basin Desert  

Valley Grassland

Mojave Desert

Sierran Forest


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

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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


WILDLIFE


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Fay Creek - KRP

15 Mar 2008

Fay Creek - KRP

15 Mar 2008

 

White Layia

Layia glandulosa

Fay Creek - KRP

15 Mar 2008

Sierran Wild Cucumber

Marah horridus

Fay Creek - KRP

15 Mar 2008

Pygmy Weed

Crassula connata

Fay Creek - KRP

15 Mar 2008

Crowned Muilla

Muilla coronata

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Common Phacelia

Phacelia distans

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Cooper's Jewelflower

Caulanthus cooperii

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Desert Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja angustifolia

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha sp.

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Mojave Biscuitroot

Lomatium mojavense

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Desert Golden Poppy

Eschscholzia glyptosperma

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Broad-flowered Gilia

Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Transmontane Gilia

Gilia transmontana

Five fingers - Indian Wells

11 Mar 2008

Dense False Gilyflower

Allophyllum gilioides

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Bigseed Biscuitroot

Lomatium macrocarpum

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Bird's Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Frying Pan

Eschscholzia lobbii

Hills above Kernville

8 Mar 2008

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Hills above Kernville

8 Mar 2008

Onion

Allium sp.

Hills above Kernville

8 Mar 2008

Hill Suncup

Camissonia graciliflora

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Yellow Comet

Mentzelia affinis

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia parviflora

Hills above Riverkern

8 Mar 2008

Bird's Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Hills above Kernville

8 Mar 2008

Baby Blue Eyes (indigo mutant)

Nemophila menziesii

Sierra Way

8 Mar 2008

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

8 Mar 2008

Spider Lupine

Lupinus benthamii

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

2 Mar 2008

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

2 Mar 2008

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

2 Mar 2008

Bishop's Lotus

Lotus strigosus

Kernville Road

2 Mar 2008

Oak Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

Cyrus Canyon

2 Mar 2008

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

2 Mar 2008

Peppergrass

Lepidium densiflorum

Wofford Heights

2 Mar 2008

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Leptosyne bigelovii

Kernville Road

2 Mar 2008

Miniature Lupine
Lupinus bicolor

Kernville Road

2 Mar 2008

Cushion Cryptantha

Cryptantha circumscissa

Wofford Heights

2 Mar 2008

Wild Hyacinth

Dichelostemma capitatum

Wofford Heights

2 Mar 2008

Red Maids
Calandrinia ciliata

Wofford Heights

2 Mar 2008

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Lake Isabella Visitor Center

2 Mar 2008

Slender Phlox

Phlox gracilis

South Keyesville

2 Mar 2008

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha sp.

Wofford Heights

2 Mar 2008

Fremont Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Kelso Valley Road

1 Mar 2008

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Kelso Valley Road

1 Mar 2008

Slender Keel Fruit

Tropogonum gracile

Kelso Valley Road

1 Mar 2008

Pygmy Golden Poppy

Eschscholzia minutiflora

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Checker Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Brown-eyed Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Pringle's Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum pringlei

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Fremont's Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

threadleaf ragwort

Senecio flaccidus

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Branching Phacelia

Phacelia ramosissima

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Tumbling Mustard

Sisymbrium altissimum

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

California Mustard

Guillenia lasiophylla

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

 Broad-flowered gilia
Gilia latiflora

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Cushion Cryptantha

Cryptantha circumscissa

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Purple Root Forget-me-not

Cryptantha micrantha

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

White tidy tips

Layia glandulosa

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Mojave suncup

Camissonia campestris

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

western tansymustard

Descurainia pinnata

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008

Coulter's Jewelflower

Caulanthus coulteri

Butterbredt Spring

1 Mar 2008



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