February 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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Forget-me-not

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Valley

26 Feb 2006

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Kern River Valley

26 Feb 2006

Bigseed Biscuitroot

Lomatium macrocarpum
Kern River Valley

26 Feb 2006

Arizona Jewelflower

Streptanthus arizonicus

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Baja Fairyduster

Calliandra californica

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Common Ruellia

Ruellia brittoniana

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Parry's Penstemon

Penstemon parryii
Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Spreading Fleabane

Erigeron divergens

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Sierra Madre Nightshade

Solanum tridynamum

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Strawberry Hedgehog
Echinocereus engelmannii

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Brittlebush

Encelia farinosa

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Southwestern Mock Vervain

Verbena gooddingii

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Dune Evening Primrose

Oenothera deltoides

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Desert Grounsel

Senecio douglasii

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Baja Fairyduster

Calliandra californica

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Willow Groundsel

Senecio salignus

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Sonoran Water-willow

Justicia sonorae

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

coral/zebra Aloe (south African)

Aloe maculata x striata

Sonoran Desert Tucson, AZ

20 Feb 2006

Checker Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Mustard

Hershfeldia incana

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Chia

Salvia carduaceae

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Bishop Lotus

Lotus strigosa

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Brown-eyed Evening Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha sp.

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

Spider Lupine

Lupinus benthamii

Sierra Way

8 Feb 2006

White Layia

Layia glandulosa

Kern River Preserve

3 Feb 2006

Red-stemmed filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Kern River Preserve - Weldon

3 Feb 2006

Annual Woollysunflower

Eriophyllum ambiguum

Kern River Preserve

3 Feb 2006



 

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