May 2005

Wildflowers


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports:

2005 WILDFLOWERS

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February Photos

March Photos

April Photos

May Photos


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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)

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

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


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. 

Perennial Pepperweed

Lepidium latifolium

Kern River Preserve

May 2, 2005

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genus species

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Desert Calico

Loeseliastrum matthewsii
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Rattlesnake Weed

Chamaesyce albomarginata

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

California Creamcups

Platystemon californicus
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Pygmy Goldenpoppy

Eschscholzia minutiflora
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Pygmy Poppy

Canbya candida

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Fremont's Gold

Syntrichopappus fremontii
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Sierra Onion

Allium campanulatum
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Broad-flowered Gilia

Gilia latiflora
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

California Dandelion

Malacothrix californica
Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Inyo Gilia

Gilia inyoensis

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Grassland Suncup

Camissonia lacustris

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

Red Triangles

Centrostegia thurberi

Kelso Valley Road

May 2, 2005

   

 

 

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