January 2006

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. 


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports:

2006 WILDFLOWERS

January Wildflowers

February Wildflowers

March Wildflowers

April Wildflowers

May Wildflowers

June Wildflowers

July Wildflowers


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

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

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



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Duckweed

Azolla filiculoides

Kern River Preserve

31 Jan 2006

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Kern River Preserve

31 Jan 2006

Fiddleneck

Amsinckia sp.

Kern River Preserve

31 Jan 2006

foliose lichen
Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

Acton's encelia

Encelia actoni

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

bush monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

oak gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

moss

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

Red-stemmed filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Kern River Preserve - Weldon

17 Jan 2006

Annual Woollysunflower

Eriophyllum ambiguum

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

Shortpod Mustard

Hirschfeldia incana

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006

fructose lichen

Kern River Preserve

17 Jan 2006



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