February 2004

Wildflowers

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. 


2004 WILDFLOWERS

February

March

April

June

July


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

A series of simple checklists for use in the field

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


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports: 2003 Wildflower Season Reports


2003 Nature Ali Wildflower Pages

February Wildflowers

Early March Wildflowers

Late March Wildflowers

Early April Wildflowers

Late April Wildflowers

Early May Wildflowers

Late May Wildflowers

Early June Wildflowers

Late June Wildflowers

Early July Wildflowers

Late July Wildflowers

August Wildflowers

September Wildflowers

October Wildflowers


Places

Summer 2003 Thunderstorms - Piute Mountains - Stony Meadow - Brush Creek Overlook - Mushrooms

Kern County Spring Landscapes


Habitats

Chaparral     Great Basin Desert   Valley Grassland    Mojave Desert    Sierran Forest


Plants

Trees of Kern County   Ferns of Kern County   Wildflower Photos     Flora of the Kern River Preserve


WILDLIFE



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28 Feb 2004

Kern Canyon - Baby Blue eyes and fiddleneck

Kern National Wildlife Refuge - goldfields, Ferruginous Hawk - last sign of winter

26 Feb 2004

Sierra Way from Weldon to Kernville. California Poppy, Miniature Lupine, Globe Gilia, Lupine, Bigelow's Coreopsis, Popcorn, Fiddleneck.

 

26 Feb 2004

Although not in abundance yet... I saw several species of wildflowers blooming along Sierra Way between Weldon and Kernville in the Kern River Valley.

Goldfields are relatively abundant by the turnoff to Camp 9 campground. Popcorn flower, miniature lupine, fiddleneck and filaree are blooming at this location as well.

Along the lime dike wall overlooking the northwest edge of the South Fork forest blooming plants. Brown-eyed evening primrose, Biglow's coreopsis, California Poppy, lupine sp., globe gilia, popcorn flower, miniature lupine, fiddleneck and filaree.

The Kern Canyon has fiddleneck in bloom but little else yet.



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Frontispiece: Rainbow over the Kern Canyon - February 2004

Photo Alison Sheehey © NatureAli. All rights reserved.

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