Natural History Wanderings

 Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR has the following Wildflower Bloom Status update for 3/19/12

Its been a dry winter so far, and not a lot of poppy plants have germinated.The hills are currently tinged green with the beginnings of grasses, and a handfull of fiddleneck, slender-keeled fruit, silver puffs, goldfields, filaree, Mojave suncups, forget-me-nots, and grape soda lupine are starting to bloom here and there. Small patches of poppies are starting to bloom.

The storms over the weekend brought an inch of rain, so our season may improve but it wont be clear for a couple weeks. Its not too late for a “March Miracle”, where late season rains save an otherwise bad season.  Check back for updates!