February 2009

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. 


2009 Wildflower Reports - from Central California featuring Kern, Inyo, San Luis Obispo and Tulare Counties

February 2009 Wildflowers

March 2009 Wildflowers

Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports from the Last Few Years:

2005 Wildflower Reports

2006 WILDFLOWERS

2007 Wildflower Reports

2008 Wildflower Reports

PHOTOS

February 2008

March 2008

April 2008

February 2007 Flowers

March 2007 Photos

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

June 2006

July 2006


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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

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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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Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii'

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

27 Feb 2009

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

27 Feb 2009

Cushion Cryptantha

Cryptantha circumscissa

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

27 Feb 2009

Slender Phlox

Phlox gracilis

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

27 Feb 2009

Slender Keel Fruit

Tropogonum gracile

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

26 Feb 2009

Red Maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabella

27 Feb 2009

Peppergrass

Lepidium densiflorum

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Popcorn Flower

Plagiobothrys canescens

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Short-pod Mustard

Hershfeldia incana

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Brown-eyed Primrose

Camissonia sp.

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Bigseed Bisquitroot

Lomatium macrocarpum

Ponderosa Dr. Lake Isabelle

27 Feb 2009

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Bigelow's Tickseed

Leptosyne bigelovii

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Bishop's Lotus

Lotus strigosus

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Fremont Pincushion

Chaenactis fremontii

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Scale Bud

Anisocoma aucalis

Fay Creek

28 Feb 2009

Wallace's Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum wallacei

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Spider Lupine

Lupinus benthamii

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Sierra Way

28 Feb 2009

Broad-flowered Gilia

Gilia latiflora

Kelso Valley Road

28 Feb 2009

 

Hill Suncup

Camissonia graciliflora

Fay Creek

28 Feb 2009

Yellow Comet

Mentzelia affinis

Alfred Harrell Hwy

27 Feb 2009

 

Miner's Lettuce

Claytonia parviflora

Alfred Harrell Hwy

27 Feb 2009

 

Bird's Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Fay Creek

28 Feb 2009

 

 

 

Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum

Alfred Harrell Hwy

26 Feb 09

 

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Kern River Preserve

1 Feb 2009

 

Sierran Wild Cucumber

Marah horridus

Kern Canyon

27 Feb 2009

 

California Mustard

Guillenia lasiophylla

Alfred Harrell Hwy

26 Feb 2009

 

 Broad-flowered gilia
Gilia latiflora

Kern River Preserve

25 Feb 2009

 

White Fiesta Flower

Pholistoma membranaceum

Kern River Preserve

25 Feb 2009

White tidy tips

Layia glandulosa

Fay Creek

28 Feb 2009

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Kern River Preserve

25 Feb 2009

 

Coulter's Jewelflower

Caulanthus coulteri

Kern Canyon

26 Feb 2009



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