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	Pacific Southwest Region Mt. Eddy wildflowers, Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Photo by Julie Kierstead Nelson. California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica), L. E. Horton Research Natural Area, Six Rivers National Forest. Photo by Sydney Carothers. Antelope brush (Purshia glandulosa), Inyo National Forest. Photo by Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences. Eighteen national forests in California make up the national forest lands of the Pacific Southwestern Region of the U.S. Forest Service. Much of the Region is within the California floristic province, unique in the United States for its Mediterranean climate of dry, hot summers and wet or snowy winters. Many wildflowers of the California national forests grow nowhere else in the world. From ancient rock gardens to sagebrush steppes to squishy mountain fens, California's native plants are spectacular! Viewing Areas Angeles National Forest Bear Creek Trail Cleveland National Forest Laguna Meadow Eldorado National Forest Caples Creek Trail Lyons Creek Trail Rock Creek Road Thunder Mountain Trail Traverse Creek Botanical Special Interest Area Inyo National Forest McGee Canyon Parker Bench Klamath National Forest Kangaroo Lake Botanical Special Interest Area: The Fen Trail Mt. Ashland - Siskiyou Peak Botanical Special Interest Area Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Baldwin Meadow Frederick's Meadow Meeks Bay Trail Tahoe Rim Trail Taylor Creek Visitor Center Lassen National Forest Diamond Mountains Pine Creek Valley Willow Lake Botanical Special Interest Area Los Padres National Forest Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area Modoc National Forest Gillem Bluff Plumas National Forest Butterfly Valley Botanical Area San Bernardino National Forest Alpine Pedal Path The Big Bear Discovery Center Champion Lodgepole Pine Trail Garner Valley North Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Sequoia National Forest Bodfish Piute Cypress Grove Slate Mountain Botanical Area Shasta-Trinity National Forest Middle Falls of the McCloud River Trail Mt. Shasta Interpretive Garden Scott Mountain Crest from China Mountain to Cory Peak Squaw Valley Creek Trail Waters Gulch Trail Six Rivers National Forest Bear Basin Butte Botanical Area Horse Mountain Botanical Area North Fork Smith Botanical Area Sierra National Forest Kings River Trail Nelder Grove Stanislaus National Forest Sonora Pass and Saint Mary’s Pass Trail of the Gargoyles Trumbull Peak Historic and Botanic Special Interest Area Tahoe National Forest Donner Camp Picnic Area Loney Meadow Interpretive Trail Regional Information Wildflower Hot Spots of the Eastern Sierra (PDF, 4.7 MB) Wildflower Hot Spots of the Eastern Sierra highlights the unique ecology, geology, and unparalleled flora along 150 miles of the Eastern Sierra corridor. Twelve wildflower sites have been selected to represent the diversity of environments that are found throughout the Eastern Sierra. Each site features directions, a map, GPS coordinates, a description of the natural history of the area, and photos. Topics you can learn about include plant rarity, disturbance processes, and the many ways people use plants. "Can You Find…?" proposes a fun challenge for you and your family. For a more in-depth look at the species found at each site, use the plant list featured in the back of this guide. Take the time to stop and smell the flowers in this extraordinary Eastern Sierra region! Rare Plant Conservation Success Stories Seed Banking Tracy’s beardtongue (Penstemon tracyi), Meeting Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation Tahoe yellow cress (Rorippa subumbellata Roll.) Recovery on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Who knew? Newly Delimited California Sensitive Plant Gains Protection from Rock Barrier and Informative Sign Wildflower Photographs Drummond's anemone (Anemone drummondii). Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). Photo by Steve Matson, 2005. Scarlet milkvetch (Astragalus coccineus). San Bernardino National Forest. Photo by Chris Wagner, 2005. Yellow mariposa (Calochortus luteus). Los Padres National Forest. Photo by Christopher Christie, 2005. Speckled Clarkia (Clarkia cylindrica). Los Padres National Forest. Photo by Christopher Christie, 2005. Bach's calicoflower (Downingia bacigalupii). Modoc National Forest. Photo by Gary A. Monroe, 2002. Sand lily (Leucocrinum montanum). Modoc National Forest. Photo by Cheryl Beyer, 2005. Cliff maids (Lewisia cotyledon). Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Photo by Ken DeCamp, 2006. Tricolor monkeyflower (Mimulus tricolor). Stanislaus National Forest. Photo by Steve Schoenig, 2001. Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora). Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Photo by Cheryl Beyer, April 2005.
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