June 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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Dusky Horkelia

Horkelia fusca

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Sierra Bog Orchid

Platanthera leucostachys
Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Yerba Mansa

Anemopsis californica

Kern River Preserve

21 June 2006

Common Monkeyflower

Mimulus guttatus

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Checker Mallow

Sidalcea ranunculacea

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Bigelow's Sneezeweed

Helenium bigelovii

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Glandular Willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Crimson Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Slender Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis
Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Dense-flowered Rein Orchid

Piperia elongata

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Sticky Cinquefoil

Potentilla glandulosa

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Meadow Starwort

Stellaria longipes var. longipes

Holey Meadow, Tulare County

29 June 2006

Salt Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Sprague Ranch KRP

21 June 2006

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Sprague Ranch KRP

27 June 2006

Spotted Coralroot

Corallorrhiza maculata

Trail of Hundred Giants

20 June 2006

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias erosa

Sprague Ranch KRP

27 June 2006

Calabazilla

Cucurbita foetidissima

Sprague Ranch KRP

27 June 2006

Clemens' Mountain Parsley

Oreonana clementis
Dome Rock

20 June 2006

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Frazier Park

3 June 2006

Mountain Jewelflower

Streptanthus tortuosus

Dome Rock

20 June 2006

Stream Orchid

Epipactis gigantea

Canebrake Ecological Reserve

24 June 2006


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