April 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


Plants

Trees of Kern County

Ferns of Kern County  

Flora of the Kern River Preserve

Habitats

Chaparral

Great Basin Desert  

Valley Grassland

Mojave Desert

Sierran Forest


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

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



WILDLIFE



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Milk Vetch

Astragalus sp.

Hwy 58 California City

15 Apr 2006

Western Mojave buckwheat

Eriogonum mojavense

Hwy 58 California City

15 Apr 2006

Purple Mat

Nama demissum

Hwy 58 California City

15 Apr 2006

California Buttercup

Ranunculus californicus

Caliente Bodfish Road

13 Apr 2006

Cryptantha

Cryptantha sp.

Hwy 58 California City

15 Apr 2006

Layne's Milk-vetch

Astragalus layneae
Hwy 58 California City

15 Apr 2006

Sierra Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

Caliente Bodfish Road

13 Apr 2006

Common Phacelia

Phacelia distans

Caliente Bodfish Road

13 Apr 2006

Common Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Caliente Bodfish Road

13 Apr 2006

Yellow Pincushion

Chaenactis glabriuscula

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Spider Lupine

Lupinus benthamii

Caliente Bodfish Road

13 Apr 2006

Scale Bud

Anisocoma aucalis

Sprague Ranch

11 Apr 2006

Coffee Fern

Pellaea andromedifolia

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Bird's Foot Fern

Pellaea mucronata

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Gold-back Fern

Pentagramma triangularis

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Kern County Larkspur

Delphinium purpusii

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

California Asterella
Asterella californica

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Common Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila mensiezii

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Evening Snow

Linanthus dichotomus

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Fremont's Deathcamas

Zigadenus fremontii

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Hwy 178

10 Apr 2006

 Moss

Genus?

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Pineapple Weed

Matricaria matricarioides

Old Kern Canyon Road

11 Apr 2006

Gypsum-loving Larkspur

Delphinium gypsophilum gypsophilum

Breckenridge Road

6 Apr 2006

Santa Barbara Milk Vetch

Astragalus trichopodus phoxus

Breckenridge Road

6 Apr 2006

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Breckenridge Road

6 Apr 2006

Eastwood's Fiddleneck

Amsinckia eastwoodii

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma auritum

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

California Cudweed

Gnaphalium californicum

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

California Tickseed

Coreopsis californica

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Golden Yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Caterpillar Scorpionweed

Phacelia cicutaria

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Acton Encelia

Encelia actoni

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Paiute False Bindweed

Calystegia longipes
Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Tree Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Bermuda Buttercup

 Oxalis pes-caprae

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Bush Monkeyflower

Mimulus aurantiacus

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

California Burclover

Medicago polymorpha
Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Chia

Salvia carduaceae

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Coulter's Jewelflower

Caulanthus californicus

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Common Deerweed

Lotus scoparius var. scoparius

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata
Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Bird's Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Tomcat Clover

Trifolium willdenovii

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Popcorn Flower

Plagiobothrys sp.

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

California Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Lower Kern River Canyon

3 Apr 2006

Checker Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Coreopsis bigelovii

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Owl Clover

Castilleja exserta

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Common Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum ambiguum

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum pusillum
Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Pygmy Poppy

Canbya candida

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Bishop Lotus

Lotus strigosus

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Broad-flowered Gilia

Gilia latiflora

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Goldfields
Lasthenia californica

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Silver Lupine

Lupinus albifrons

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Pale Primrose

Camissonia pallida
Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Slender Keel Fruit

Tropidocarpum gracile

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Pygmy Weed

Crassula connata

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

White Tidy-tips

Layia glandulosa

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Silver Puffs

Uropappus lindleyi

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Mediterranean Mustard

Hirschfeldia incana

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Kern River Preserve

2 Apr 2006



 

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