Kern County Spring --- Rancheria Road Late March 2010

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On the Friday morning before Spring Break I took advantage of the day off (for me) and headed out to see if the wildflowers were in bloom along Rancheria Road east of town. It was partly cloudy so the colors of the flowers were not going to be as vibrant as they could be. Select the thumbnails to bring up a larger version of the picture. Most of the pictures are 1080 px in height. Even at that large size, I do have higher resolution versions for printing available upon request.

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Fiddleneck (Amsinckia eastwoodiae)

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Owl's Clover (Castilleja densiflora)

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Mixture of oranges from Fiddleneck, shades of purple from Gilia and Ookow and pink-violet of Storkbill

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Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)

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Two pictures of Lupine hillsides

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Two pictures of Fiddleneck hillsides

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Forktooth Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum)

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Ookow in a sea of Fiddleneck

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Fiddleneck, Ookow and Popcorn flowers

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Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys nothofulvus)

-- Two pictures (close-up and wide view)

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Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla)

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Hillside of Fiddleneck and Popcorn Flowers

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Crane Fly

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Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor)

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Sky Lupine (Lupinus nanus) -- two pictures

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Sky Lupine --- compare with Arroyo Lupine above (esp. leaves)

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Close-up of previous image

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Dense patch of Popcorn Flowers across the road from the Sky Lupine patch.

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Sky Lupine clump further up the road

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Bird's-eye Gilia (Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa). These were responsible for the lighter purple swatches on some of the hills. Two pictures.

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Patch of Bird's-eye Gilia. Two pictures.

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Patch of Miniature Lupine

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Goldfields (Lasthenia glabrata). Two pictures.

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Swaths of gold-orange, violet-pink, white, light purple.

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Close-up of the violet-pink shows it to be Owl's Clover. White patch at bottom is Popcorn Flower.

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