March 2007

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:

2007 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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Photos taken in March. Latin names may not be spelled correctly, these were done from memory and I will verify and correct any errors later.

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Lake Isabella Visitor Center

29 Mar 2007

Cream Cups

Platystemon californicus

Lake Isabella Visitor Center

29 Mar 2007

California Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Smith Ranch Onyx

26 Mar 2007

Yellow Comet

Mentzelia affinis

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Forget-me-not

Cryptantha micrantha

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Pygmy Poppy

Canbya candida

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Pygmy Poppy &

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Bigelow's Monkeyflower

Mimulus bigelovii

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

White Tidy-tips

Layia glandulosa

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Annual Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum ambiguum

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Scrub Gilia

Gilia malior

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Bajada Lupine

Lupinus concinnus

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Broad-flowered Gilia

Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi

Sprague Ranch

24 Mar 2007

Fremont's Phacelia

Phacelia fremontii

Sprague Ranch

23 Mar 2007

Tansy Mustard

Descurainia sophia

Sprague Ranch

14 Mar 2007

Checker Fiddleneck
Amsinckia tesselata

Sprague Ranch

14 Mar 2007

mustard

Brassicaceae

Sprague Ranch

14 Mar 2007

Red-stemmed Filaree

Erodium cicutarium

Sprague Ranch

14 Mar 2007

Chia

Salvia carduaceae

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Brown-eyed Evening Primrose

Camissonia claviformis

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Bigelow's Coreopsis
Coreopsis bigelovii

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Globe Gilia

Gilia capitata

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Forget-me-Not

Cryptantha sp.

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Spider Lupine

Lupinus benthami

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Yellow Comet

Mentzelia sp.

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

 Broad-flowered gilia
Gilia latiflora

Cyrus Canyon

13 Mar 2007

Bishop Lotus
Lotus strigosus

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Lacy Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia

Sierra Way

13 Mar 2007

Tree Tobacco
Nicotiana glauca

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Silver Lupine
Lupinus albifrons

Upper Richbar Hwy 178

5 Mar 2007

Buckbrush

Ceanothus sp.

Upper Richbar Hwy 178

5 Mar 2007

Kern Tarweed

Hemizonia sp.

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Paiute False Bindweed
Calystegia longipes

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

California Cudweed
Gnaphalium californicum

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Brittlebush

Ericameria sp.

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Bermuda Buttercup
 Oxalis pes-caprae

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

mustard

Brassicaceae

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Common Deerweed
Lotus scoparius

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Phacelia

Phacelia sp.

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Narrow-leaved Fringepod
Thysanocarpus laciniatus

Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

White Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma membranaceum
Hwy 178 at KR1

5 Mar 2007

Miniature Lupine

Lupinus bicolor

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Caterpillar Phacelia

Phacelia cicutaria

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

White Tidy-tips

Layia sp.

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Popcorn Flower

Cryptantha sp.

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Wild Radish

Raphanus sativa

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Pepperweed

Lepidium sp.

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Blue Dicks

Dichelostemma capitatum

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Slender Keel Fruit

Tropidocarpum gracile
Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Bird's Eyes

Gilia tricolor

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Western Tansy-mustard

Descurainia pinnata

Hart Park, Bakersfield

5 Mar 2007

Bird's-eye Speedwell

Veronica persica

Hart Park, Bakersfield

5 Mar 2007

Common Fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Hwy 178 at mouth of canyon

5 Mar 2007

Bladderpod

Isomeris arborea

Hart Park, Bakersfield

5 Mar 2007

California Goldfields

Lasthenia californica

Hart Park, Bakersfield

5 Mar 2007

Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Hart Park, Bakersfield

5 Mar 2007



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