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AREA MAPS
1925 Kern Wildflower Postcard
2 May 2005
KELSO VALLEY
Out looking for the Giant Yucca Skipper (butterfly) in the Kelso
Valley. Flowers up this one wash were pretty abundant. In bloom
desert larkspur, grape soda lupine, pygmy poppy, pygmy goldenpoppy,
Fremont's gold, red triangles, inflated buckwheat, sulfur buckwheat,
desert calico, cream cups, rattlesnake weed, Fremont's phacelia,
Pringles' wooly sunflower, Wallace's wooly sunflower, Sierra onion,
broad-flowered gilia, chia, California dandelion, Inyo gilia,
grassland suncup.
Piute Mountain Road is open to Sorrell Peak Road. The flowers peter
out in the higher elevations, but are very nice in the mid
elevations.
21 April 2005
KERN RIVER VALLEY
I had heard the upper Kern River Canyon was awash with color. I
stole away during lunch to check it out. I found the perennials to
be going grandly. Ceanothus and flannel bush are blooming now. At
the community of River Kern the flowers are quite lovely. The hills
at the Kern / Tulare border along the road have nice displays of a
variety of plants. Lunch was over before I got to check further.
Plants observed (drive by botany), bush lupine, flannelbush,
ceanothus (California lilac), western wallflower, Kern County
larkspur, owls clover, Bentham's lupine.
14 April 2005
KERN RIVER VALLEY
Around the Kern River Valley there are pockets of color. Owl's
Clover are blanketing some areas. I haven't traveled to Hanning Flat
recently but a look across the reservoir shows a pink stain on the
grass, I suspect the Owl's Clover is up with vigor.
The alluvial fan below Cook Peak into Mountain Mesa still has a
remarkable display of Owl's Clover and Miniature Lupine. This
extends down toward the reservoir in Kissack Cove. The hills between
Mountain Mesa and South Lake have nice pockets of goldfields,
miniature lupine, and owl's clover.
The Kern River Preserve migrant corner trail along the south fork
Kern is still going strong with Bentham's Lupine. Fay Canyon is also
a sight to behold. Owl's clover of course but in numbers not seen in
a while. The weather has remained cool which seems to have held back
the number of monkeyflowers and poppies.
2 April 2005
WILD ROSE CANYON - DEATH VALLEY NP - INYO COUNTY
My photographer friend Lara and I went out to the desert. Panamint
Daisies are huge flowers but quite rare. Found only in two canyons
along Wild Rose Road, they nonetheless are putting on quite a show
this year. We took the day to photograph several rare species of
flowers. Wild Rose Canyon also had Prince's Plume, Bigelow's
Monkeyflower, Calthaleaf Phacelia, Little Golden Poppy, Turtlebacks.
NORTH of TRONA - INYO COUNTY
The saltbush has thousands of desert dandelion and other sunflowers
carpeting the ground beneath the shrubbery! Desert Larkspur, pygmy
poppy, and several species of buckwheat were in bloom on the hills
between Panamint and Searles Valley. Rock Nettle, Mojave Aster,
Brittlebush
GRAPEVINE CANYON - KERN DESERT
The elusive Charlotte's Phacelia abundant just two weeks ago is down
to two plants. An amazing display of lavender and white sunblossoms
carpet many areas of the desert between here and Short Canyon.
JAWBONE CANYON - KERN DESERT
More Charlotte's Phacelia are blooming near the green hills in
Jawbone Canyon. Limestone Phacelia is found there as well.
31 March 2005
RED ROCK CANYON
Several
new wildflowers for me today, Palmer's Monkeyflower, Red Rock
Poppies, Red Rock Tarweed, Sand Cress, Thick-leaved Phacelia, Yellow
Pepperweed and Solitary Blazing Star. In bloom in the park, Lacy
Phacelia, Fremont's Phacelia, White Mallow, Apricot Mallow,
Bigelow's Coreopsis, Chia, White-stem Blazing Star, Popcorn Flower,
Forget-me-not, Bladderpod, Fiddleneck, Desert Chicory, Snake's Head,
Bud Eriophyllum, Wallace's Wooly Sunflower, Pebble Pincushion,
Fremont's Pincushion, Death Valley Phacelia, White Fiesta Flower,
Red-stem Filaree, Mojave Sun Cups, Brown-eyed Evening Primrose,
Wooly Plantain, Red Rock Canyon Gilia, Evening Snow, Common
Monkeyflower, Lesser Mohavea and Broad-flowered Gilia.
27 March 2005
SHELL CREEK ROAD - SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
I ran out to Shell Creek Road with my friend Ellen today. Thanks to Jonathan Lane for the
heads up on this fantastic location. This is a really impressive
display. Fields and fields of flowers for 3 miles along this road
off of Hwy 58.
I posted a special page of photos
Shell Creek Road. I
counted at least 6 (sub)species of lupine, 3 species of owl's
clover, 3 species of gilia, yellow blazing star, common tidy tips,
sierra tidy tips, pale yellow layia, desert dandelion, goldfields,
grassland suncup, California evening primrose, Parry's mallow,
scarlet buglar, branched Indian clover, white-tipped clover, tomcat
clover, cows clover, yellow sweetclover, bur clover, bishop's lotus,
redstem filaree, broad-leaf filaree, chaparral nightshade,
fiddleneck, popcorn flower, forget-me-not, chia, thistle sage,
Indian paint brush, linear leaved goldenbush, yellow yarrow,
divaricate phacelia (not recorded in SLO), blue dicks, California
poppy, freckled milkvetch, baby blue eyes, desert pincushion, yellow
pincushion.
26 March 2005
SHORT CANYON
Susan Steele reports: I took a hike in Short Canyon today. It looks
like the flowers are at their
peak. In my opinion it is not as good a display as it was in 98, but
it is still nice. There is a good variety of all the expected
species.
20 March 2005
KERN VALLEY
The Kern River Valley has some great displays of phacelia covering
some of the canyons along Sierra Way. Goldfields are covering the
ground in the Juniper woodlands along Hwy 178 between South Lake and
Mtn. Mesa. On the southwest edge of Mtn Mesa as seen from Hwy 178,
the field is covered in Miniature Lupine and Owl's Clover. Along Hwy
155, find occasional splashes of color between the dam and Wofford
Heights.
19 March 2005
DEATH VALLEY
Ashford Mill continues to be the best display in the park. Slightly
trampled by the mill ruins yet the hills surrounding are gorgeous
glowing golden. I think the display will continue for at least a few
more weeks unless there is a nasty heat wave.
The rest of the park had displays that were much more sparsely
planted. At Ashford Mill it is hard to walk without stepping on
flowers, the road to Scotty's Castle it is really easy to avoid
trampling the flowers.
The lower pass between Jubilee and Ashford had lots of Arizona
Lupine.
Panamint Valley has lots of wildflowers but no displays as
impressive as Death Valley yet. Mojave Aster was blooming and I
believe I found a rare Wild Rose Buckwheat but I am still trying to
key it.
14 March 2005
LOKERN PRESERVE
Finding Parry's Mallow yesterday in the Carrizo Plain, made me
anxious to try for the elusive Kern Mallow. This delicate beauty is
only found in abundance at the Lokern Preserve in western Kern
County. It is so abundant this year wow!. I saw the following plants
in the saltbush scrub. Hairy Purslane Speedwell, Alkalisink
Goldfields, Kern Mallow, Cheeseweed, White Layia
Along Tupman Road I found several new plants: Valley tassels, Sand-spurrey,
Snake's Head
On Hwy 58 near I5 the alkali flats have ponds surrounded by
wildflowers. Some of the most abundant were: Divaricate Scorpionweed,
White Layia, Goldfields. A small number of Parry's Mallow were
growing up under the saltbush.
13 March 2005
WINDWOLVES PRESERVE
Along the lower road up to the crossings, beautiful fields of blue
dicks, fiddleneck, with spots of asters, chick lupine, evening primrose
and lacy phacelia.
CERRO NOROESTE ROAD
A few spots along the road up to the Los Padres National Forest
Boundary. Baby blue eyes, spring gold, whitestem blazing star. tansy
phacelia, caterpillar phacelia, red maids, fiddleneck, filaree,
Douglas' phacelia
CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT
Soda Lake Road. fiddleneck, filaree, tidy tips, thistle sage, owl's
clover, encelia, eriophyllum, parry's mallow.
12 March 2005
KERN VALLEY
The show at the Kern River Preserve continues. Lupines are thick
along the slopes near the South Fork bridge. California poppy,
coreopsis, thistle sage and chia are pretty thick up at the higher
elevations on the slope. Further down the road the bloom is at the
roadside. Flowers observed blooming today, desert pincushion,
dandelion, Bigelow's coreopsis, Wallace's wooly sunflower,
brittlebush, Acton's encelia, scalebud, desert dandelion,
goldfields, pineapple weed, common groundsel, tansy mustard, London
rocket, peppergrass, shepherd's purse, slender keel fruit, popcorn
flower, checker fiddleneck, cow clover, miniature lupine, bajada
lupine, spider lupine, bishop's lotus, silver bird's foot trefoil,
stork'sbill filaree, oak gooseberry, white fiesta flower,
caterpillar phacelia, henbit, thistle sage, wild hyacinth,
white-stem blazing star, Kern sun cup, brown-eyed evening primrose,
cream cups, California poppy, slender phlox, bird's eye gilia, globe
gilia, red maids, common chickweed, miner's lettuce, bird's eyes,
granite monkeyflower, California figwort, evening snow and desert
tomato.
This list was from memory as there were dozens of people that
accompanied me on a little wildflower walk on the preserve. This
walk was part of a series of monthly walks with a variety of local
experts. Next month we will have workshop on "What is a watershed?",
the walks/workshops are free and run from 9-11 am.
11 March 2005
ARVIN AREA
I took a trip to the Arvin area to check out the bloom.
Lupines line Hwy 223 in a dramatic way, starting from just east of
Arvin. Popcorn flower and radish accompany this bloom. A really neat
thing yet slightly sad are hundreds of Painted Lady butterflies
accompany the wildflower bloom that are unavoidably smashed by
passing cars. Several other species of butterflies
are enjoying this beginning of a wondrous spring.
Continuing up the grade toward Hwy 58, poppies are beginning to add
a blush to the hillside. New for the season for me today was
roadside owl's clover. There are a few small canyons off the road
that have poppies, lupine, mustard, popcorn flower and fiddleneck.
The hillsides remain quite green with just a hint of color.
Along the Caliente - Bodfish Road the bloom really hasn't begun in
earnest, but there are patches of baby blue eyes, buttercup, lupine,
and popcorn flower. I have never seen so much bladderpod. The
thickest patch of it is found between Bena Road and the turnoff to
Hwy 58.
Goldfields are occasional mats of color through Walker Basin.
KERN CANYON
This is a beautiful place to be right now. Dozens of species of
wildflowers line the slopes throughout the canyon. Both the two lane
and the four lane have sections that are just packed with color. I
am not sure whether the golden poppies near Borel Road on Hwy 178
are frying pans or pygmy poppies but there is a nice bloom of them.
JACK RANCH ROAD
My friend Rob took a ride to the Glenville area. He found a field
full of Butter 'n' eggs along Jack Ranch Road near the intersection
with Old Stage Road.
8 March 2005
HIGHWAY 395 - San Bernardino County
A quick trip to see Desert Candles which have eluded me until my
friend Ron announced a bloom just south of Atolia. What a dramatic
flower! From Hwy 58 to Red Mountain the bloom is pretty impressive,
after that it peters out. Seen along the road, Desert Candle,
California Mustard, Broad-flowered gilia, Hall's Sun-cup, Royal
Goldfields, Milk Vetch, Little Gilia, Whitestem Blazingstar and Lacy
Phacelia. Many of these flowers are found alongside the road but we
also detoured onto 29 Mule Team Road for a little way.
Hwy 58 near Kramer Junction has lots of flowers as well.
7 March 2005
KERN VALLEY
Throughout the Kern Canyon and in the Kern Valley hilltops are
displaying waves of orange from California poppies. Some yellow is
also interspersed from Bigelow's Coreopsis. Through the canyon some
yellow from a small aster that resembles goldfields is causing a
gentle yellow and lime green appearance to some of the slopes. Many
mixed displays of flowers throughout the entire area are really
giving a mixed bouquet look to the roadsides.
5 March 2005
DEATH VALLEY
Wow a really great site to behold. I found so many new flowers
thanks to Mark Bagley, you will just have to look at the March
Wildflower page to see the great number. Ashford Mill continues to
be the place to be. Many people reported only 5 species but we found
about 2 dozen in bloom, although some were really small. The road
back to Stovepipe Wells had many great places with fields of
notch-leaf phacelia and desert gold. The heat wave predicted should
force the bloom this week and most likely will start to cause it to
fade a bit.
1 March 2005
KERN VALLEY
The Sierra Way flower show continues to accelerate. A heat wave and
I expect the entire area to start going nuts. I walked Migrant
Corner trail and found many new flowers. I did not photograph the
granite monkeyflower or the purple mat. I have posted most of the
other photos on the wildflower page. Other new flowers, Evening
Snow, Yellowthroats in Kelso Valley, Thistle Sage.
21 Feb 2005
BAKERSFIELD
Between raindrops I took a tour up Rancheria Road. Spun the car
around once and lost traction too many times to count, in other
words a muddy mess. I will wait for a dry day before venturing up
this road again, although I discovered two new flowers that I had
never seen before, so the scare was worth it. Also had a Golden
Eagle fly right in front of my car. What a thrilling sight!
The hills along Rancheria Road after you leave the pavement are
really green. Some spots are spectacular with popcorn flower and
fiddleneck filling the panorama. New flowers for the month included
Narrow-leaf Suncup, and San Joaquin blazing star. I also got the
first photo for the year of Coulter's Jewelflower.
HWY 178 just inside the canyon
Stopped at a favorite spot to find flowers near the first powerplant
inside the canyon. Found a few new flowers for the month. Western
Marsh Cudweed, Hairy False Goldenaster, and Showy Madia. This spot
has a show for those always late getting up the canyon (like me) dozens if not
hundreds of White-throated Swifts (birds) dart about at dusk before
they enter one of many crevices to roost for the night.
14 Feb 2005
BAKERSFIELD
I took a trek to check out the wildflowers along Bena Road and Hwy
223 between Bakersfield and Keene. Some nice patches of poppies can
be found along the railroad tracks on Bena Road close to
Bakersfield. Nearby you can also find Sierra tidytips, charlock
mustard, bladderpod, sky lupine, divaricate phacelia, common
phacelia, and tansy phacelia. Drive up the road a way to find one
small road cut which has a nice selection of flowers in bloom,
poppies, chia, lupine, popcorn flower, and bladderpod. This road cut
is just before the Caliente Bodfish Road turnoff on Bena Road.
HWY 223
Just southeast of the Hwy 58 overpass, lots of San Joaquin
milk-vetch in bloom, popcorn flower, mustard, miners lettuce, red
maids, and fiddleneck are in bloom as well. Up the road a bit the
miners lettuce gets thicker and spring gold begins blooming.
The hills along Hwy 223 are green but no blooms yet. Beautiful green
rolling hills with leafless blue oaks were the order of the day.
Wildflowers so far are spotty.
CALIENTE ROAD
I took Caliente Road back. It is a really nice scenic drive. A small
patch of flowers gets really pretty near the Y-intersection to
Walker Basin and Twin Oaks. Bush lupine, annual lupine, Coulter's
jewelflower, and poppies make a nice landscape with the bare oaks in
the background. Taking a left at the Y and heading to Walker Basin,
this road didn't have much in the way of wildflowers but man there
are some gorgeous bare sycamore trees along the road.
Spring gold and some biscuitroot were in bloom along with a couple
of baby blue eyes. I believe the gooseberry in bloom is the Canyon
variety, but I am always happy to correct misidentifications. Along
a road cut one pretty chaparral nightshade was blooming, I really
thought most of the tomato family bloomed in summer and fall, boy
this is a weird year. At the Rankin Ranch ponds as you enter Walker
Basin, there were four species of duck, ring-necked duck, mallard,
cinnamon teal, and green-winged teal. Lark sparrows, western
meadowlarks, savannah sparrows were in abundance. Several hundred
common ravens congregated on a recently plowed field.
11 Feb 2005
BAKERSFIELD
Many exotic plants are blooming in vacant lots throughout
Bakersfield. I found a large field of 3 colors of wild radish on
Rosedale Highway just west of Renfro Road. The field also contained
fiddleneck, hedge mustard, filaree, prickly sow-thistle, chamomile,
chickweed, and Shepard's purse.
KERN CANYON
New today, Coulter's jewelflower and common madia near Hydroelectric
PowerStation #1. Along Hwy 178 from the mouth of the Kern River
canyon to California poppy, Bermuda buttercup, white fiesta flower,
peppergrass, mustard, and popcorn flower are still in flower.
8 Feb 2005
KERN VALLEY
I did a more thorough check along Sierra Way near the
South Fork bridge. I found some nice blooms of coreopsis far up the
hill. Good thing my friend Terri lent me a cane for the bum knee, I
was able to slowing creep up the hill. The California poppies were
closed but this subspecies is the Kernville Poppy, it has really
huge blossoms and is beautiful even closed, I look forward to seeing
it on a warmer day. New for today were miniature lupine and cow
clover. Caterpillar phacelia is blooming in a few places along with
white fiesta flower. Lots of globe gilia,
some chia, lots of spider lupine, lots of Bishop's lotus, some
popcorn flower and one silver lupine.
The lacy phacelia is really starting to fill up the hillsides along
Sierra Way between Hurricane Point and Camp 9. Lots of great
displays of coreopsis, these are just along the road for the most
part. Popcorn flower is really getting thick across from the Camp 9
turnoff.
6 Feb 2005
KERN DESERT
Checked Sand and Short Canyons today to see what the prospects for a
good wildflower
season are. Both are beginning to show color. I expect that only with
a heat wave will the flowers be at peak any time soon, otherwise it
will be at least a few more weeks before the grand show. Sand Canyon
seemed to be more mature and there was lush growth on many of the
herbs but few blossoms yet, I predict this will be another one of
the don't miss years.
As always, if belly flowers are present I will find them. Not all
were totally tiny, but more than my knees like. Check the
February Photo page for samples of what is blooming. In bloom,
Cooper's jewelflower, scale bud, popcorn flower, cryptantha sp.,
checker fiddleneck, brown-eyed evening primrose, madia sp., golden
pygmy poppy, spectaclepod, scale bud, fiddleneck, bladderpod, desert
sand verbena, slender keel fruit, white fiesta flower, evening
primrose, chia, broad-flowered gilia, California spectacle pod,
Bajada lupine, Fremont's phacelia, Wallace's wooly daisy
KELSO VALLEY
Only one flower was in bloom, Fremont's Phacelia. Near Kelso Creek
the ground is covered in Pringle's wooly sunflower just about to
burst into bloom.
KERN VALLEY
A quick check along Sierra Way as the sun was setting. Near the
South Fork bridge, the slope on the Kern River Preserve had several
dozen Bigelow's Coreopsis in bloom. First of the season California poppy. Other species at this location, globe gilia,
brown-eyed evening primrose, chia. Further up the road toward
Kernville, several locations had coreopsis, clover, filaree, globe
gilia, popcorn flower. Spotty distribution but there are some
display locations in the beginning stages.
4 Feb 2005
KERN CANYON
Hwy 178 along the Kern River Canyon has more fiddleneck, white
fiesta flower, California poppy, Bermuda buttercups, and popcorn
flowers in bloom. New today caterpillar phacelia (Phacelia
cicutaria).
KERN VALLEY
Stopped to see if the baby blue eyes are up along Hwy 155 at the
Sequoia National Forest Visitor center. Yes, very nice blooms. Not
filling the hillside yet but there are dozens of plants in bloom.
Found a few goldfields and slender keel fruit nothing else yet. I
have to admit my visit was really brief as I had to get to a
meeting. Will check the area more extensively on Monday. I have
heard secondhand that the Keyesville area is starting to get very
yellow with goldfields and an unknown member of the carnation
family.
2 Feb 2005
BAKERSFIELD
I checked the area along Alfred Harrell Hwy between Fairfax and Hart
Park. There was a significant bloom along the roadside just before
the Goodmanville Road turnoff. Lots of lacy phacelia, blue
dicks, peppergrass and storksbill filaree. Other wildflowers in less
abundance were fiddleneck, bird's eye gilia, London rocket,
California mustard, common groundsel, and bladderpod. At Hart Park
near the east entrance I found bird's eyes, miner's lettuce,
dandelion, henbit, and shepherd's purse in bloom.
KERN CANYON
Hwy 178 along the Kern River Canyon just gets better everyday. More
of everything and the roads are wet everyday with seepage from
runoff, I expect the bloom to last a very long time. The only
problem is the grasses are growing very tall which can affect the
successful germination of many species of wildflowers. I'll keep you
posted if this gets to be a problem.
31 Jan 2005
KERN VALLEY
Although not in abundance yet... I saw several species of
wildflowers blooming along Sierra Way near the South Fork bridge
in the Kern River Valley.
Along the decomposed granite wall overlooking the northwest edge of the South
Fork forest blooming plants. Brown-eyed evening primrose, Bigelow's
coreopsis, chia, spider lupine, globe gilia, and filaree.
KERN CANYON
Along the old Kern Canyon Road from Democrat Fire Station to Borel
Powerplant, I found: California poppy, oak gooseberry, miner's lettuce,
common peppergrass, mustards, Cryptantha sp., popcorn flower,
bishop lotus, slender keel fruit, storksbill filaree
Along Hwy 178 from the mouth of the Kern River canyon to Hydroelectric
PowerStation #1: California poppy, Bermuda buttercup, white fiesta flower,
peppergrass, mustard, and popcorn flower.
BAKERSFIELD
Rancheria Road from Hwy 178 to 6 miles above the Kern River:
small flowered fiddleneck, common fiddleneck, popcorn flower, cushion catseye,
red maids, peppergrass, mustards, and filaree. Only popcorn flower
and fiddleneck are putting on good shows.
23 Jan 2005
DEATH VALLEY
Near Badwater: Panamint catseye, brown-eyed evening primrose,
desert gold, creosote, and sand verbena.
Some Places to Look and what to Look for
KERN VALLEY DESERT
KELSO VALLEY
KERN CANYON
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
NORTH FORK KERN
SIERRA NEVADA
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
KERN VALLEY
Lake Isabella
Visitor Center @ Hwy 155: February - Mid April
baby
blue eyes, blue
dicks, cream cups, cushion catseye, fiddleneck, goldfields, hill sun
cup, owl's clover, popcorn flower, red maids, spreading fleabane, storksbill
filaree, slender keel fruit
Sierra
Way between Kernville and Weldon (Hwy 178): Late February - Late
March
bird's eye gilia, blue dicks, brown-eyed evening primrose,
California poppy, caterpillar phacelia, chia, coreopsis, deer vetch, encelia,
evening snow, fiddleneck, globe gilia, goldenbush, goldfields,
Kernville poppy, miniature lupine, mustards, owl's clover, popcorn
flower, stick leaf, storksbill filaree, thistle sage, slender keel
fruit,
white fiesta flower, deer vetch
Kernville to Wofford Heights: Early March - Early April
bird's eye
gilia, Coulter's jewelflower, rock cress,
Indian paintbrush, wild hyacinth, popcorn flower, and deer
vetch
DESERT
Walker Pass to Hwy 14:
Later February to Late March
Joshua tree, phacelia, Mojave sun cup, brittlebush
Hwy 14 to Short Canyon: Early March - Mid March
desert chicory, desert dandelions, phacelia, desert mallow
Short Canyon: Late February - early April
alyssum,
arroyo lupine, bajada lupine, bird's eye gilia, birds foot evening
primrose, bladder pod, blazing star, blue dicks, brittlebush,
brown-eyed Primrose, California poppy,
caterpillar phacelia, Charlotte's phacelia, chia, coreopsis, cream
cups, desert chicory, desert dandelion, desert mallow, desert
paintbrush, desert primrose, elegant lupine, Fiddleneck, four-wing saltbush, goldenbush,
golden poppy, golden linanthus, goldfields, grape soda lupine,
Indian paint brush, inflated buckwheat, iodine bush, Joshua tree, jewelflower, lacy phacelia,
miniature lupine, Mojave evening primrose, Mojave sun cups, nude
buckwheat, Parry's larkspur, pepper grass, pincushion, purple mat, popcorn flower,
sage thistle, sand verbena, spectacle pod,
tansy phacelia, yellowthroats, white fiesta flower
Red Rock Canyon
State Park: March
coreopsis, sun cups, primrose, goldfields
KELSO VALLEY
Kelso Creek: Early
March - Early May
Bigelow's monkeyflower,
bird's eye gilia, desert dandelion, desert star, Fremont's
phacelia, goldfields, Joshua tree, Kelso Creek monkeyflower, Mojave
sun cup, Pringle's wooly sunflower, purple mat, pygmy poppy,
sandblossoms, silver cholla, sinuate gilia,
storksbill filaree, white layia, white tidy tips,
Jawbone Canyon (east
slope of the Piute Mountains): Late March - Early April baby
blue eyes, California poppy, locoweed, miniature lupine, popcorn flower.
KERN CANYON
Hwy 178: Early March
- Mid May
baby blue eyes, bindweed, bladderpod,
California poppy, coreopsis, Coulter's jewelflower, fiddleneck,
gilia, lupine,
miner's lettuce, mustard, owl's clover, popcorn flower, Bermuda
buttercup
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Hwy. 99: early - mid February
stone fruit orchards
Rancheria Road: Early March
blue dicks, California poppy, fiddleneck, lupines, popcorn flower
Northeast Bakersfield: Early March
blue dicks, owl's clover, phacelia
Bena Road - east of Bakersfield:
Early March
bladderepod, California
poppy, chia, fiddleneck, locoweed, lupine, owl's clover, phacelia,
popcorn flower, white tidy tips
Caliente Creek Road:
Early March
lupine, fiddleneck
NORTH FORK KERN
Mtn 99: (north of Kernville Kern and Tulare Counties):
Mid April - Late May
bajada lupine, bush monkeyflower, California
Yerba Santa, common monkeyflower, death camas, dudleya, fiesta
flower,
fleabane, golden violets, golden poppies, granite monkeyflower,
grape soda lupine, Ithuriel's spear, Kern
County larkspur, phacelia, popcorn flower, red maids, western wallflower,
wooly pod
SIERRA NEVADA
Sherman Pass Road: Early May - Mid July
blue dicks, columbine, death camas, golden ear drops, Monardellas, shooting stars
Nine-mile Canyon Road (Hwy 14. to Kennedy Meadows): mid May -
mid June
grape
soda lupine, pink gilia
Cherry Hill Road:
Sequoia National
Forest: Mid June - Late August
butterfly mariposa
lily, lupine,
mountain collomia, harlequin monkeyflower, pink gilia, phacelia,
monkeyflower, Indian
paintbrush, clover, lotus, tinctureplant, snow plant, crimson columbine, mountain blue bells, Parry's
larkspur, cinquefoil, shooting stars, wild onions, blue-eyed marys,
knotweed
Piute Mountains:
Sequoia National Forest: early June - mid July
brodiaea, desert calico, Horkelias, mariposa lily, monkeyflowers, milkweeds, Monardellas,
Palmer's mariposa lily, penstemon, phacelia, Spanish bayonet, vetch
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
Antelope Valley Poppy
Preserve: mid March - late April California poppy,
coreopsis, cream cups, Davy gilia, fiddleneck, globe gilia, golden
carpet, goldfields, paintbrush, lupine, phacelia, thistle sage,
yellow throats |
