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AREA MAPS
1925 Kern Wildflower Postcard
3 July 2006
TULARE COUNTY
Just when you think there is nothing to do but sit and sweat or head
to the coast and freeze in the fog... wildflowers in the mountains
burst forth with a blaze of color.
In time for the Fourth of July, Scarlet Gilia, Yarrow, and Mountain
Blue Penstemon are giving a flag waving show up on the Kern Plateau.
Along Sherman Pass Road the section between Kennedy Meadows and
Cherry Hill Road has many different species of flowers in bloom and
the meadows are beginning to be covered in patches of yellow, blue,
and red.
I am updating a new page on July wildflowers but in the meantime: in
bloom yesterday...
California amaranth - Amaranthus californicus, common yarrow
- Achillea millefolium, rosy pussytoes - Antennaria rosea,
deltoid balsamroot - Balsamorhiza deltoidea, Santolina
pincushion - Chaenactis santolinoides, rose thistle -
Cirsium andersonii, Hoope's sneezeweed - Dugaldia hoopesii,
fleabane daisy - Erigeron breweri, Kern River daisy -
Erigeron multiceps, golden yarrow - Eriophyllum
confertiflorum, Bigelow's sneezeweed - Helenium bigelovii,
California mountainpincushion - Orochaenactis thysanocarpha,
small wirelettuce - Stephanomeria exigua, cushion cryptantha
- Cryptantha circumscissa, pink stickseed - Hackelia
mundula, salt heliotrope - Heliotropium curassavicum,
Sierra tansy-mustard - Descurainia californica, Sierra
wallflower - Erysimum capitatum ssp. perenne, California
sandwort - Minuartia californica, Sierra false bindweed -
Calystegia malacophylla, snowplant - Sarcodes sanguinea,
Kern Plateau milk-vetch - Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis,
streambank lotus - Lotus oblongifolius, 4 species of Lupine -
Lupinus sp., cows clover - Trifolium wormskioldii, Kern
green-gentian - Swertia tubulosa, California cranesbill -
Geranium californicum, California yerba santa - Eriodictyon
californicum, Timberline phacelia - Phacelia hastata,
Sierra monardella - Monardella candicans, common skullcap -
Scutellaria tuberosa, cobwebby hedge-nettle - Stachys albens,
plain mariposa lily - Calochortus invenustus, Kelley's lily -
Lilium kelleyanum, white meadowfoam - Limnanthes alba,
checker bloom - Sidalcea malvaeflora, checker mallow -
Sidalcea ranunculacea, willowherb - Epilobium sp.,
woodyfruit evening-primrose - Oenothera xylocarpa, Sierra bog
orchid - Platanthera leucostachys, prickly poppy -
Argemone munita, scarlet gilia - Ipomopsis aggregata,
showy gilia - Gilia cana, Tehachapi woollystar - Eriastrum
pluriflorum, mountain prickly phlox - Leptodactylon pungens,
whisker-brush - Linanthus ciliatus, flax-flowered linanthus -
Linanthus liniflorus, angle-stemmed buckwheat - Eriogonum
angulosum, California buckwheat - Eriogonum fasciculatum,
desert trumpet - Eriogonum inflatum, nude buckwheat -
Eriogonum nudum, cushion buckwheat - Eriogonum ovalifolium,
sulphur buckwheat - Eriogonum umbellatum, American bistort -
Polygonum bistortoides, pussypaws - Calyptridium umbellatum,
alpine shooting star - Dodecatheon alpinum, Sierra shooting
star - Dodecatheon jeffreyi, western columbine - Aquilegia
formosa, glaucous larkspur - Delphinium glaucum, Hansen's
larkspur - Delphinium hansenii, whitethorn - Ceanothus
cordulatus, dusky horkelia - Horkelia fusca, Kern Plateau
horkelia - Horkelia tularensis, sticky cinquefoil -
Potentilla glandulosa, Slender Cinquefoil - Potentilla
gracilis, Texas paintbrush - Castilleja foliolosa,
scarlet paintbrush - Castilleja miniata, gaping keckiella -
Keckiella breviflora, common monkeyflower - Mimulus guttatus,
primrose monkeyflower - Mimulus primuloides, Pine lousewort -
Pedicularis semibarbata, San Bernardino beardtongue -
Penstemon caesius, Sierra beardtongue - Penstemon heterodoxus,
mountain blue penstemon - Penstemon laetus, mountain pride -
Penstemon newberryi, Bridge's penstemon - Penstemon
rostriflorus, flannelbush - Fremontodendron californicum
29 June 2006
TULARE COUNTY
Holey Meadow was really wonderful with wildflowers and butterflies
today. The following plants were found in bloom. Dusky Horkelia,
Sierra Bog Orchid, Common Monkeyflower, Checker Mallow, Bigelow's
Sneezeweed, Glandular Willowherb, Western Knotweed, Crimson
Columbine, Slender Cinquefoil, Dense-flowered Rein Orchid, Sticky
Cinquefoil, Meadow Starwort
27 June 2006
Kern COUNTY
The word is white, many white flowers are in bloom on the ranch
right now. Sprague Ranch flowers include, salt heliotrope, desert
milkweed, sacred datura, California evening-primrose, yerba mansa,
Indian tobacco, and prickly poppy. Large calabazilla are blooming
across the landscape.
24 June 2006
Kern COUNTY
At the Canebrake Ecological Reserve, along the creek, stream orchid
is blooming.
20 June 2006
TULARE COUNTY
A few plants are in bloom on Dome Rock along the Western Divide
Highway, mountain pride, mountain jewelflower, and Clemens' mountain
parsley. Spotted coralroot was in bloom along the Trail of a Hundred
Giants.
3 June 2006
Kern COUNTY
From Lebec to Pine Mountain Club many plants were blooming along the
roadside, several patches of California Poppy and other annuals were
found.
30 May 2006
Kern COUNTY
It has been a while since I reported anything significant, that is
not to say the bloom has been non-existent.
There have been some nice blooms of Clarkia along the Kern Canyon
and Glennville roads.
Yesterday, on the Kern River Preserve, I found several plants in
bloom and five new plants for the preserve plant list. Golden ear
drops, Kern dwarf brodiaea, chaparral yucca, interior live oak, and
branching phacelia.
15 Apr 2006
Eastern Kern
Eastern Kern County - California City off Hwy 58. Multiple species
are in bloom no great displays though. At Hwy 14 turn north, where
many species are blooming with gusto.
Hwy 14 - near Lancaster, reports are coming in of great displays
near the poppy preserve. Mostly goldfields, but poppies are present,
just remaining closed with the continued cool temperatures and cloud
cover.
Hwy 14 - Brittlebush and Desert Mallow line the roadside south of
the California City cutoff to the Hwy 58 cutoff. Goldfields blanket
the desert between Freeman Canyon and Dove Springs OHV area.
Hwy 178 - at Walker Pass on the southeast facing slope - the
hillside is brilliant yellow and orange (suspect poppies and
tickseed but can't be sure it was after sunset)
14 Apr 2006
CALIFORNIA CITY
Eastern Kern County - private
property off Hwy 58
Multiple species of Milk Vetch,
Coreopsis, Goldfields, Evening Primrose, and Phacelia are blooming
off of the roadside.
13 Apr 2006
BAKERSFIELD
Along Hwy 58 near the Arvin cutoff sky lupine, short-pod mustard and
fiddleneck are beginning to brighten the roadside.
walker basin
Driving along the Caliente Bodfish Road up the Lion's Trail toward
Walker Basin, the hills are green with a number of wildflowers in
bloom. Mostly lupine, goldfields, and caterpillar phacelia. I will
add the species variety later in the week, (it is mid-term week and
cannot devote the time I want to this project until those tests are
complete).
kern valley
Goldfields remain the most specious flower on the valley floor, near
Main Dam off of Hwy 155, there are nice displays. The hillsides are
trying to burst with Coreopsis and poppies but the weather remains
limiting. Expect the bloom to get awesome next week when the temps
get into the 80's.
11 Apr 2006
Kern River Valley
As the sun rises it is not the only light shining around the Kern
River Valley, the hills above my home on Fay Ranch Road are alive
with expanding displays of Bigelow's Coreopsis and California Poppy.
This beautiful display is just a little of the color radiating on
the hills around the Kern Valley. Along Hwy 178, fiddleneck and
goldfields brighten patches between South Lake and Mountain Mesa. It
looks as though the Bioregions Festival in late April will be one of
the most colorful in years.
Kern River Canyon
More
displays are evident and between the verdant slopes of the canyon
patches of fiddleneck are splashing the hills with an orange glow.
Many species of wildflowers are blooming with more appearing each
day. The roadside flower that is most common is the white
caterpillar phacelia. On sunny days the Bermuda buttercup near the
mouth of the canyon opens showing its brilliant yellow flowers. The
California poppy is another sun lover, only small displays of this
showy orange flower are sprinkled through the canyon, yet this
flower remains one of the most wonderful wildflowers to see. New
species for my outing year. Baby blue eyes, evening snow.
BAKERSFIELD
Along
Hwy 178 near Rancheria, for those wanting to experience an olfactory
treat. The orange blossoms are in bloom! What a wonderful sensory
event.
10
April 2006
ANTELOPE
VALLEY AND GORMAN
Tracy
Turner sent me this report on her flower trip around the Antelope
Valley and Gorman area.
Gorman
Post Road: Goldfields galore, far fewer ducks and waterfowl than I
have ever seen. It rained hard at higher elevations along I-5.
Highway
138, Quail Lake area: Goldfields and a smattering of poppies, fairly
thick in a few small areas. Overall disappointing compared to last
year and nothing like 2003.
Poppy
Preserve: Big Hills in the center nice and yellow; poppies are
pretty well absent compared to 2003. There is some on the preserve
property adjacent to the stables across the highway.
Joshua's
at 170th and 190th absent blooms we saw last two years. Goldfields
beneath them were nice, but again nothing like 2003.
Took
170th to "Pacific Crest Trail" (bull-dozed dirt road funded by
realtors). Here I get real amateur: we saw a fox, many jack rabbits,
ravens, swallows. Heard and saw meadowlarks and I think
whippoorwills. Lot's of birds of prey. Several families of pheasants
or quail, we never got too good a look at them. A few were
relatively dark with a tassel on their head.
Saw deep
purple globe-like flowers in dry, dusty bull-dozed silt. Also
lavender flowers with thistle-like leaves.
5.5
miles or so west of 170th, we could see a lot of poppies south of us
a mile. This is the best in the valley right now, quite a few acres
involved.
The two
big peach farms (170th near A, 290th or so near G) were in full
bloom, at the peak in flowers.
190th
turned west near A, dog-legged into a nice copse of poppies, yellow
fields and a wiry, reddish-brown-stemmed scrubby plant with little
tiny blossoms. Almost forgot, a lot of sages in bloom, white sage I
think. Saw a roadrunner in the sage. Sage, yellow fields and yuccas
west of road, poppies to the east.
On the
way out, almost to Quail Lake, we encountered 3-4 semi-suicidal
drivers contemplating head-on. 5 minutes later ambulances raced
after one of them. We pulled over about then and I caught 6 large
birds in my viewfinder, all climbing on thermals. A bit larger than
ravens, I did not quite know what to make of them ID-wise. (From
Nature Ali: expect they were Turkey Vultures but not enough info to
make a side ID)
6 Apr 2006
BAKERSFIELD - BRECKENRIDGE
ROAD and Hwy 178
The hills are very green but the flowers remain sparse. The
fiddleneck is beginning to brighten some of the slopes, probably
another week before sweeping carpets of orange. Flowers in bloom
included: Gypsum-loving Larkspur, Fiddleneck, Lacy Phacelia,
Short-pod Mustard, Chia, Filaree, Popcorn Flower, California Poppy.
Along Hwy 178, I noticed small areas with Sky Lupine just before you
enter the canyon.
Kern River CANYON - Hwy 178
The canyon hillsides are beginning to show some broad swatches of
color from fiddleneck. The flowers are competing with the stalks
from winter's buckwheat and are not at peak yet. I imagine one more
week and the drive will be worth it for locals. Stay tuned for
information for long trips. The most abundant wildflower along the
roadside is Caterpillar Phacelia. As you get to the four lane
portion of the highway, the hills are quickly turning yellow in
patches between the emerald grasses. Goldfields are the most common
flower right now.
Kern Valley - Hwy 155 -
Sierra Way - Hwy 178
Keyesville is the highlight of the area with nice swatches of
goldfields. Turn into the Keyesville North road to view some nice
displays. Along the road a variety of flowers need you to stop to
appreciate, no real great swatches yet. In Kernville, I found Owl's
Clover, Linear-leaf Goldenbush, and Western Wallflower in bloom.
Along Sierra Way, Bigelow's Coreopsis are putting on a nice show
near the South Fork Wildlife Area, mixed wildflowers are in bloom
but no great displays yet. In bloom, Lacy Phacelia, Thistle Sage,
Chia.
On Hwy 178 between South Lake and Mtn. Mesa, some nice displays of
goldfields are beginning to brighten the clay hillsides. The field
of fiddleneck in Mtn Mesa by Kissack Cove is starting to turn,
although each year as soon as the flowers get mature the owner plows
it. Doesn't do any good as fiddleneck does best in very disturbed
soil, so he is exacerbating the problem if he is doing it to get rid
of the fiddleneck.
3 Apr 2006
Kern River CANYON - Hwy 178
The drive down the canyon today was particularly productive. Some
areas are even packed with blooming flowers. I saw so many different
varieties close to the mouth of the canyon, I was pleased and
surprised. I think this year will be really good after this series
of storms passes in the next two weeks.
The flowers seen in bloom: Chia, cudweed, caterpillar phacelia,
tansy phacelia, California figwort, fiesta flower, white fiesta
flower, California poppy, golden poppy, Bermuda buttercup, bindweed,
fiddleneck, Cryptantha, cow clover, goldfields, Acton's encelia,
bird's eye gilia, California tickseed, Coulter's jewelflower,
miner's lettuce, Himalayan blackberry, bush monkeyflower, popcorn
flower, blue dicks, deerweed, bur clover, golden yarrow, miniature
lupine, white layia, red-stemmed filaree, and tree tobacco.
2 Apr 2006
Kern River Preserve
A hike around the Sprague flood plain revealed more species in
bloom, no really abundant displays but it is looking promising. Here
is what I found including two questionable plants, see the April
Wildflower photo page and see if anyone can figure out the one
unknown which I haven't a clue it is a very tiny red plant next to
granite, the possible Pale Primrose?, and all of the varieties of cryptantha. Here is my working list: Checker Fiddleneck, Bigelow's
Coreopsis, Owl Clover, Common Wooly Sunflower, Wild Buckwheat,
Miniature Lupine, Pygmy Poppy, Bishop Lotus, Broad-flowered Gilia,
Goldfields, Silver Lupine, Popcorn Flower, Slender Keel Fruit, White
Tidy-tips, Silver Puffs, Mediterranean Mustard, California Poppy,
Shepherd's Purse, Red-stemmed Filaree, Scale Bud, and a few more mustard species
not yet keyed.
16 Mar 2006
WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT - EASTERN KERN COUNTY
Best
displays so far are along Bowman Road off Hwy 395 heading to
Ridgecrest.
Plants
found in bloom: widow's milkvetch, desert sand verbena, cushion
catseye, Panamint catseye, desert dandelion, and western tansy
mustard.
13 Mar 2006
BAKERSFIELD and WESTERN KERN COUNTY
In the
Kern River Canyon several species are now beginning to bloom. With
the recent rains the wildflower season although late looks like it
may be salvaged.
Seen today: white layia, Acton's encelia, golden yarrow, Bermuda
buttercup, caterpillar scorpionweed, California poppy, tree tobacco,
and California coreopsis.
Several
lawn flowers are blooming in Hart Park; shepherd's purse, common
dandelion, bird's eye speedwell, creeping woodsorrel, and
red-stemmed filaree.
The best
display I have seen so far is alkalisink goldfields
along Taft Hwy (119) between Enos Lane and Tupman Road. The alkali flats have pretty nice spreads of
this little golden flower. There are some nice displays along Panama
Lane between Buena Vista Road and Enos Lane as well.
I also
saw Parry's Mallow, Freckled Milkvetch, red-stemmed filaree, devil's
lettuce, shortpod mustard, and cushion catseye on Golf Course Road
near Dustin Acres.
5 Mar 2006
WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT - EASTERN KERN COUNTY
A short
trip to the desert yielded a few flowers in bloom. All
in all the bloom remains sparse but good for macro photography. Near Short
Canyon and along Hwy 395, I found little glimpses of hope of a
nice spring if the showers keep up and when the cool weather
passes.
Plants
found in bloom:
Wild
Buckwheat - Eriogonum trichopes, Oriental
Hedgemustard - Sisymbrium orientale, Cooper's Jewelflower
- Caulanthus cooperi, Scale Bud - Anisocoma acaulis,
Common Spring-gold - Crocidium multicaule, Desert Mallow
- Sphaeralcia ambigua, Mojave Suncup - Camissonia
campestris, Death Valley Scorpionweed - Phacelia
vallis-mortae, Desert Pincushion - Chaenactis stevioides,
Purpleroot Pick-me-not - Cryptantha micrantha,
Cushion Catseye - Cryptantha circumscissa, Brown-eyed
Evening Primrose - Camissonia claviformis, Checker fiddleneck
- Amsinckia tesselata,
Wallace's Woolly Daisy - Eriophyllum wallacei, California
Tickseed - Coreopsis californica, Bladder Pod -
Isomeris arborea and Red-stemmed Filaree - Erodium
cicutarium
26 Feb 2006
SIERRA
WAY - KERN RIVER VALLEY
Along
the roadside, dozens of lacy phacelia - Phacelia tanacetifolia,
are blooming north of Stine Cove. A few encelia, coreopsis, lotus,
and filaree are trying to survive. Not much out there right now. The
predicted rains may help bring on a bloom.
3 Feb 2006
KERN RIVER PRESERVE
The alluvial fan out by Fay Creek has dozens annual wooly sunflower
with thousands still in vegetative form and now several white layia
are in bloom. My yard poppy is quite robust due to continuous water.
Filaree are not quite as numerous as in past years. Wildlife is
definitely feeling a spring burst of excitement. Lots of activity
with herons, bluebirds, and jackrabbits right up to the house.
31 Jan 2006
KERN RIVER PRESERVE
I
noticed a bloom on my poppy plant yesterday and two more today.
Fiddleneck is starting to bloom and several mustards as well.
Nothing popping in the wild unfortunately, there is some green but I
am afraid that without some rain, the wildflower season here looks
to be disappointing. I hope not. All indications are the strong La
Nina will keep us dry and continue to soak points north.
17 Jan 2006
KERN RIVER PRESERVE
Took an interesting walk around the backyard of the ranch I care
take.
Well backyard is a misstatement since the backyard is around 4000
acres! I walked through the sagebrush flat up to the gray pine
woodland and up the hill to the granite boulder laced grassland, I
found several plants already blooming but really quite sparse and
only in wind protected areas. The species in bloom included:
annual
wooly sunflower, bush monkeyflower, red-stemmed filaree, Acton's
encelia, and oak gooseberry.
Some Places to Look and what to Look for
KERN VALLEY DESERT
KELSO VALLEY
KERN CANYON
NORTH FORK KERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
SAN LUIS OBISPO
SIERRA NEVADA
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
KERN VALLEY - Kern County
Lake Isabella
Visitor Center @ Hwy 155: February - Mid April
baby
blue eyes, blue
dicks, cream cups, cushion catseye, fiddleneck, goldfields, hill sun
cup, owl's clover, popcorn flower, red maids, spreading fleabane,
filaree, slender keel fruit
Sierra
Way between Kernville and Weldon (Hwy 178): Late February - Late
March
bird's eye gilia, blue dicks, brown-eyed evening primrose,
California poppy, caterpillar phacelia, chia, coreopsis, deer vetch, encelia,
evening snow, fiddleneck, globe gilia, goldenbush, goldfields,
Kernville poppy, miniature lupine, mustards, owl's clover, popcorn
flower, stick leaf, filaree, thistle sage, slender keel
fruit,
white fiesta flower, deer vetch
Kernville to Wofford Heights: Early March - Early April
bird's eye
gilia, Coulter's jewelflower, rock cress,
Indian paintbrush, wild hyacinth, popcorn flower, and deer
vetch
DESERT - Kern & Inyo Counties
Walker Pass to Hwy 14:
Later February to Late March
Joshua tree, phacelia, Mojave sun cup, brittlebush
Hwy 14 to Short Canyon: Early March - Mid March
desert chicory, desert dandelions, phacelia, desert mallow
Short Canyon: Late February - early April
alyssum,
arroyo lupine, bajada lupine, bird's eye gilia, birds foot evening
primrose, bladder pod, blazing star, blue dicks, brittlebush,
brown-eyed Primrose, California poppy,
caterpillar phacelia, Charlotte's phacelia, chia, coreopsis, cream
cups, desert chicory, desert dandelion, desert mallow, desert
paintbrush, desert primrose, elegant lupine, Fiddleneck, four-wing saltbush, goldenbush,
golden poppy, golden linanthus, goldfields, grape soda lupine,
Indian paint brush, inflated buckwheat, iodine bush, Joshua tree, jewelflower, lacy phacelia,
miniature lupine, Mojave evening primrose, Mojave sun cups, nude
buckwheat, Parry's larkspur, pepper grass, pincushion, purple mat, popcorn flower,
sage thistle, sand verbena, spectacle pod,
tansy phacelia, yellowthroats, white fiesta flower
Red Rock Canyon
State Park: March
coreopsis, sun cups, primrose, goldfields
Death
Valley National Park: January - early April
Panamint catseye, brown-eyed evening primrose,
desert gold, creosote, and sand verbena.
KELSO VALLEY
Kelso Creek: Early
March - Early May
Bigelow's monkeyflower,
bird's eye gilia, desert dandelion, desert star, Fremont's
phacelia, goldfields, Joshua tree, Kelso Creek monkeyflower, Mojave
sun cup, Pringle's wooly sunflower, purple mat, pygmy poppy,
sandblossoms, silver cholla, sinuate gilia,
filaree, white layia, white tidy tips,
Jawbone Canyon (east
slope of the Piute Mountains): Late March - Early April baby
blue eyes, California poppy, locoweed, miniature lupine, popcorn flower.
KERN CANYON
Hwy 178: Early March
- Mid May
baby blue eyes, bindweed, bladderpod,
California poppy, coreopsis, Coulter's jewelflower, fiddleneck,
gilia, lupine,
miner's lettuce, mustard, owl's clover, popcorn flower, Bermuda
buttercup
NORTH FORK KERN - Kern & Tulare
Counties
Mtn 99: (north of Kernville Kern and Tulare Counties):
Mid April - Late May
bajada lupine, bush monkeyflower, California
Yerba Santa, common monkeyflower, death camas, dudleya, fiesta
flower,
fleabane, golden violets, golden poppies, granite monkeyflower,
grape soda lupine, Ithuriel's spear, Kern
County larkspur, phacelia, popcorn flower, red maids, western wallflower,
wooly pod
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -
Kern & Tulare Counties
Hwy. 99: early - mid February
stone fruit orchards
Rancheria Road: Early March
blue dicks, California poppy, fiddleneck, lupines, popcorn flower
Northeast Bakersfield: Early March
blue dicks, owl's clover, phacelia
Bena Road - east of Bakersfield:
Early March
bladderepod, California
poppy, chia, fiddleneck, locoweed, lupine, owl's clover, phacelia,
popcorn flower, white tidy tips
Caliente Creek Road:
Early March
lupine, fiddleneck
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
Carrizo Plain National Monument: early February - late April
fiddleneck, filaree, tidy tips, thistle sage, owl's
clover, encelia, eriophyllum, parry's mallow, unexpected larkspur
Shell Creek Road: February - Late March
lupine, owl's clover, gilia, yellow blazing star, common tidy tips,
sierra tidy tips, pale yellow layia, desert dandelion, goldfields,
grassland suncup, California evening primrose, Parry's mallow,
scarlet buglar, branched Indian clover, white-tipped clover, tomcat
clover, cows clover, yellow sweetclover, bur clover, bishop's lotus,
redstem filaree, broad-leaf filaree, chaparral nightshade,
fiddleneck, popcorn flower, forget-me-not, chia, thistle sage,
Indian paint brush, linear leaved goldenbush, yellow yarrow,
divaricate phacelia, blue dicks, California
poppy, freckled milkvetch, baby blue eyes, desert pincushion, yellow
pincushion.
SIERRA NEVADA - Kern & Tulare
Counties
Sherman Pass Road: Early May - Mid July
blue dicks, columbine, death camas, golden ear drops, Monardellas, shooting stars
Nine-mile Canyon Road (Hwy 14. to Kennedy Meadows): mid May -
mid June
grape
soda lupine, pink gilia
Cherry Hill Road:
Sequoia National
Forest: Mid June - Late August
butterfly mariposa
lily, lupine,
mountain collomia, harlequin monkeyflower, pink gilia, phacelia,
monkeyflower, Indian
paintbrush, clover, lotus, tinctureplant, snow plant, crimson columbine, mountain blue bells, Parry's
larkspur, cinquefoil, shooting stars, wild onions, blue-eyed marys,
knotweed
Piute Mountains:
Sequoia National Forest: early June - mid July
brodiaea, desert calico, Horkelias, mariposa lily, monkeyflowers, milkweeds, Monardellas,
Palmer's mariposa lily, penstemon, phacelia, Spanish bayonet, vetch
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS - Kern &
Los Angeles Counties
Antelope Valley Poppy
Preserve: mid March - late April California poppy,
coreopsis, cream cups, Davy gilia, fiddleneck, globe gilia, golden
carpet, goldfields, paintbrush, lupine, phacelia, thistle sage,
yellow throats |
