February 2008

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. 


2008 Wildflower Reports - from Central California featuring Kern, Inyo, San Luis Obispo and Tulare Counties

2008 Wildflower Photos

February 2008

March 2008

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

2005 Wildflower Reports

2006 WILDFLOWERS

2007 Wildflower Reports

PHOTOS

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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Bentham's Lupine

Lupinus benthamii

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Bishop's Lotus

Lotus strigosus

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Bigelow's Coreopsis

Leptosyne bigelovii (formerly Coreopsis bigelovii)

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Chia

Salvia columbariae

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Checker Fiddleneck

Amsinckia tesselata

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Brown-eyed Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Red Maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Kern River Preserve - Sierra Way

27 Feb 2008

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Kelso Creek

9 Feb 2008

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Kelso Creek

9 Feb 2008

Sierra Tansy-mustard

Descurainia californica

Kern River Preserve - Sprague

27 Feb 2008



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