Kern River Preserve 2004 Wildflower Season

WILDFLOWERS

Wildflowers of the Kern River Preserve reawaken the land and spirit.

Flora of the Kern River Preserve

Peppergrass

Lepidium densiflorum

Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Sierra Way Hillside

14 Mar 04

Limestone Dudleya

Dudleya calcicola
Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

Slender-flowered gilia

Gilia tenuiflora

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Oak Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

Desert Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Sierra Way Hillside

19 Mar 03

Cream Cups
Platystemon californicus

Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

Brown-eyed Evening Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Sierra Way Hillside

14 Mar 04

Chia

Salvia columbaria

Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha micrantha

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Slender Keel Fruit

Tropidocarpum gracile

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Red Maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Bigelow's Tickseed

Coreopsis bigelovii

Sierra Way Hillside

19 Mar 03

Yellow Comet

Mentzelia affinis

Sierra Way Hillside

14 Mar 04

Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Sierra Way Hillside

19 Mar 03

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Sierra Way Hillside

14 Mar 04

Granite Monkeyflower

Mimulus floribundus

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Thistle Sage

Salvia carduaceae

Sierra Way Hillside

19 Mar 03

California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha dumetorum

Sierra Way Hillside

19 Mar 03

Broadleaf Birdsfoot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Migrant Corner Trail

14 Mar 04

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Sierra Way Hillside

14 Mar 04

Evening Snow

Linanthus dichotomus

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Migrant Corner Trail

19 Mar 03

OTHER FLOWERS

19 Mar 03

Kern River Preserve

Sierra Way / Migrant Corner Trail

Silver Birdsfoot Trefoil - Lotus argophyllus

Henbit - Lamium amplexicaule

Stork's bill filaree - Erodium cicutarium

Acton Encelia - Encelia actoni

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CALENDAR OF KERN VALLEY EVENTS AND TRIPS

Kenn Kaufman finds Kern River Preserve a favorite spot for Butterflies

Upcoming events

KRP Friends Newsletter

Join the Friends of the Kern River Preserve.

Application to join Friends of the Kern River Preserve

Stay informed on late breaking conservation news and wildlife sightings

2004 WILDFLOWERS

February 2004

March 2004

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.

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)

Carol Leigh's California Wildflower Hotsheet

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

Frontispiece: Wildflowers of the Kern River Valley reawaken the land and the spirit.

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