We hiked Devil’s Punchbowl trail to Devil’s Chair over Memorial Day weekend. It was a gorgeous spot. And there were a surprising number of wonderful wildflowers and amazing manzanitas. The hike was about 3.7 miles each way and not too steep. Well worth the walk.
I’ve included a slideshow below with pictures of some of the wildflowers we saw while hiking. The Kern County clarkia is a CNPS Listed Rare Plant, 4.2.
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Galium angustifolium
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2250LR_1200x800px.jpgNarrowleaf bedstraw
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Visitor Center at Devil's Punchbowl
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Fremontodendron californicum
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2215LR_1200x800px.jpgFlannel bush
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Fremontodendron californicum
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2226LR_1200x800px.jpgFlannel bush with Great Basin sagebrush, buckwheat, desert needlegrass
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Eriogonum saxatile
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2249LR_1200x800px.jpgRock eriogonum
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View in Devil's Punchbowl
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View in Devil's Punchbowl
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Penstemon grinnellii
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2241LR_1200x800px.jpgGrinnell's beard tongue
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Penstemon grinnellii
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2240LR_1200x800px.jpgGrinnell's beard tongue
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Drymocallis glandulosa (Potentilla)
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2239LR_1200x800px.jpgSticky cinquefoil
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Clarkia xantiana ssp. parviflora
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2237LR_1200x800px.jpgKern County clarkia (CNPS Rare Plant, 4.2) - stigma not exserted beyond anthers
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Clarkia xantiana ssp. parviflora
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2236LR_1200x800px.jpgKern County clarkia (CNPS Rare Plant, 4.2)
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Clarkia xantiana ssp. parviflora
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2234LR_1200x800px.jpgKern County clarkia (CNPS Rare Plant, 4.2) - stigma not exserted beyond anthers
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Clarkia xantiana ssp. parviflora
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2233LR_1200x800px.jpgKern County clarkia (CNPS Rare Plant, 4.2)
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Viola purpurea
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2267LR_1200x800px.jpgGoosefoot violet
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Stipa speciosa (Achnatherum speciosum)
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2225LR_1200x800px.jpgDesert needlegrass
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Stipa speciosa (Achnatherum speciosum)
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2299LR_1200x800px.jpgDesert needlegrass
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Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2260LR_1200x800px.jpgKennedy's calochortus
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Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2262LR_1200x800px.jpgKennedy's calochortus
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Calochortus kennedyi var. kennedyi
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2264LR_1200x800px.jpgKennedy's calochortus (bottom, center)
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Monardella breweri
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2280LR_1200x800px.jpgBrewer's monardella
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Erysimum capitatum
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2295LR_1200x800px.jpgWallflower
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Penstemon centranthifolius
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2290LR_1200x800px.jpgScarlet bugler
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Diplacus bigelovii (Mimulus)
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2275LR_1200x800px.jpgBigelow's monkeyflower
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Overlooking Devil's Chair
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Eremothera boothii
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2278LR_1200x800px.jpgBooth's evening primrose
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Eremothera boothii
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2277LR_1200x800px.jpgBooth's evening primrose
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Lessingia glandulifera
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2282LR_1200x800px.jpgValley lessingia
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Lessingia glandulifera
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2285LR_1200x800px.jpgPollintor on valley lessingia
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Eriastrum (maybe E. sapphirinum)
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2286LR_1200x800px.jpgWoollystar (maybe Sapphire woollystar)
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Calochortus invenustus
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2272LR_1200x800px.jpgPlain mariposa
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Calochortus invenustus
http://www.weedingwildsuburbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150524_2269LR_1200x800px.jpgPlain mariposa
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Walked my boot to death
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