Late March WILDFLOWERS

Southern California 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.  Thanks to Bob Allen, Janet Cupples, Dr. Moe, Eve Laeger, and Leslie Lipton for helping with some plant ID's. All photos by Alison Sheehey ©  Nature Ali  All rights reserved. 

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Fivespot

Nemophila maculata

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Cheeseweed

Malva neglecta

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Annual Mountain Dandelion
Agoseris heterophylla

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Whisker Linanthus

Linanthus ciliatus

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Larkspur

Delphinium sp.

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Wild Dandelion

Asteraceae

Photographed Mountain Mesa

31 Mar 03

Jepson's California Broom

Lotus procumbens var. jepsonii
Photographed Kern River Preserve

29 Mar 03

Evening Snow

Linanthus dichotomus

Photographed Kern River Preserve

29 Mar 03

California figwort

Scrophularia californica

Photographed Kern River Preserve

29 Mar 03

California Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon californicum

Photographed North Fork Kern River

27 March 03

Cotton Thorn

Tetradymia axillaris

Photographed Cyrus Canyon

27 March 03

Harvest Clusterlily

Brodiaea coronaria
Photographed North Fork Kern River

27 March 03

Flannel Bush

Fremontia mexicana

Photographed North Fork Kern River 27 March 03

Giant Deathcamas

Zigadenas exaltatus

Photographed North Fork Kern River

27 March 03

Western Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

Photographed North Fork Kern River

27 March 03

Desert Golden Poppy

Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Photographed North Fork Kern River 27 March 03

Kern County Larkspur

Delphinium purpusii
Photographed North Fork Kern River

27 March 03

Douglas' Violet

Viola douglasii

Photographed North Fork Kern River 27 March 03

Bush Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Photographed Kern River Preserve

29 Mar 03

Granite Monkeyflower

Mimulus floribundus

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Common Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Photographed Kern River Canyon

27 Mar 03

Kelso Creek Monkeyflower

Mimulus shevockii

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Desert Monkeyflower

Mimulus bigelovii

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Tehachapi Monkeyflower

Mimulus androsaceus

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 29 Mar 03

Red Maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Photographed Jawbone Canyon Rd. Kelso Valley 25 Mar 03

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha circumscissa

Photographed Jawbone Canyon Rd. Kelso Valley

25 Mar 03

Wooly Pod

Astragalus purshii

Photographed Jawbone Canyon Rd. Kelso Valley 25 Mar 03

Pygmy Poppy

Canbya candida

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Desert Star

Monoptilon bellidiforme

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Bud Eriophyllum

Eriophyllum pringlei

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Grape Soda Lupine

Lupinus excubitus

Photographed Jawbone Canyon Rd. Kelso Valley 25 Mar 03

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 25 Mar 03

Lupine

Lupinus sp.

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve 23 Mar 03

Gilia

Gilia sinuata

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd.

23 Mar 03

Hill Sun Cup
Camissonia graciflora

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 23 Mar 03

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve 23 Mar 03

Sun Cup

Camissonia sp.

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 23 Mar 03

Wild Celery

Lomatium sp.

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Desert Dandelion

Malacothrix glabrata

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Bird's Eye

Veronica persica

Photographed Scodie Park, Onyx

23 Mar 03

White Mallow

Eremalche exilis

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Stickleaf

Menzelia sp.

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Golden Deserttrumpets

Linanthus aureus ssp. aureus

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd. 23 Mar 03

Rock Cress

Arabis sp.

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Currant

Photographed Kern River Preserve 22 Mar 03

Coreopsis

Coreopsis biglovii

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd 23 Mar 03

Coulter's Jewelflower

Caulanthus coulteri

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve

23 Mar 03

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

Photographed Kelso Creek Preserve 23 Mar 03

Mojave Sun Cup

Camissonia campestris

Photographed Kelso Valley Rd 23 Mar 03

Alkali Mariposa Lily

Caulanthus striatus

Photographed Kern River Preserve

22 Mar 03

Blue Sage

Salvia dorrii

Photographed Cyrus Canyon 21 Mar 03

Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Photographed Kern River Preserve

22 Mar 03

Bird's-foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus
Photographed Cyrus Canyon 21 Mar 03

Wild hyacinth

Dichelostemma capitatum
Photographed Cyrus Canyon 21 Mar 03

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photographed Cyrus Canyon 21 Mar 03

Coreopsis and friend

Coreopsis biglovii

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Desert Dandelion

Malacothrix glabrata

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Desert Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Thistle Sage

Salvia carduaceae

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Thistle Sage (pink)

Salvia carduaceae

Photographed Kern River Preserve 19 Mar 03

Chia

Salvia columbaria

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Purple Mat

Nama demissum

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Photographed Kern River Preserve 19 Mar 03

White Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Photographed Kern River Preserve 19 Mar 03

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Photographed Kern River Canyon

19 Mar 03

Kernville Poppy

Eschscholzia sp.

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha dumetorum

Photographed Kern River Preserve 19 Mar 03

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia sp.

Photographed Kern River Preserve

19 Mar 03


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    MAMMALS

    Status and Distribution of Kern Mammals       Kern County Mammals - a photo checklist

    Mammals of the Kern River Watershed by John Harris     Mammals of Kern National Wildlife Refuge      Kern River Preserve Mammal Checklist    Rodents


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