March 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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Desert Dandelion

Malacothrix glabrata

Ridgecrest

16 Mar 2006

Western Tansy Mustard

Descurainia pinnata

Ridgecrest

16 Mar 2006

Widow's Milkvetch

Astragalus layneae

Bowman Road, Ridgecrest

16 Mar 2006

Common Fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii intermedia
Rancheria Road

13 Mar 2006

Desert Sand Verbena

Abronia villosa
Bowman Road, Ridgecrest

16 Mar 2006

Panamint Catseye

Cryptantha angustifolia
Bowman Road, Ridgecrest

16 Mar 2006

Caterpillar Scorpionweed

Phacelia cicutaria
Kern Canyon

13 Mar 2006

Golden Yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Kern Canyon

13 Mar 2006

California Tickseed

Coreopsis californica
Kern Canyon

13 Mar 2006

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Hart Park

13 Mar 2006

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Hart Park

13 Mar 2006

Acton Encelia

Encelia actoni

Kern Canyon

13 Mar 2006

Bird's Eyes

Veronica persica

Hart Park

13 Mar 2006

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Hart Park

13 Mar 2006

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Hart Park

13 Mar 2006

Freckled Milkvetch

Astragalus lentiginosus nigricalycis
Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Devil's Lettuce

Amsinckia tessellata
Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Shortpod Mustard

Hirschfeldia incana
Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Alkalisink Goldfields

Lasthenia chrysantha
Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Parry's Mallow

Eremalche parryi

Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Cushion Catseye

Cryptantha circumsissa

Elk Hills

13 Mar 2006

Scale Bud

Anisocoma acaulis

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Mojave Suncup

Camissonia campestris

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Death Valley Scorpionweed

Phacelia vallis-mortae

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Desert Pincushion

Chaenactis stevioides

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Purpleroot Pick-me-not

Cryptantha micrantha

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

African Mustard

Brassica tournefortii
Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Brown-eyed Evening Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Checker fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Wallace's Woolly Daisy

Eriophyllum wallacei

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Tickseed

Coreopsis sp.

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Bladder Pod

Isomeris arborea

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum trichopes

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Oriental Hedgemustard

Sisymbrium orientale

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006

Cooper's Jewelflower

Caulanthus cooperi

Short Canyon

6 Mar 2006



 

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