WILDFLOWERS Now Showing: Golden linanthus ( Linanthus aureus) - diminutive, yellow flower on a slender stem | | Scale bud Aniscoma acaulis Sawmill and Rock Creeks, west of Black Rock Springs approximately 15 miles south of Big Pine, CA. Blooms can be seen as a yellow wash from U.S. Hwy. 395 | 
Scale Bud
| Sand blossom ( Linanthus parryae ) - Lavender and white low-growing 5-petaled flowers Location: See Above for Scale bud | 
Sand Blossoms
| Showy gilia ( Gilia cana ssp. triceps ) - Deep lavender five-petaled flower with bluish throat. Leaves are in a basal cluster | | Yellow throats ( Phacelia fremontii ) - Pink low-growing flowers with bright yellow throats and scalloped leaves | 
Yellow Throats
| Mojave aster Xylorhiza tortifolia Bajadas of the southwestern Inyo Mountains. Access via Lone Pine, CA by following Lone Pine Station road east. Dirt road – High clearance vehicles recommended and 4- wheel drive recommemded to access higher portions of the canyons. | 
Mojave Aster
| Hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii and Echnioncereus trigolochidiatus Location: See above for Mojave Aster | 
Hedgehog Cactus
| | Yellow Peppergrass (Lepidum flavum) - Though their flowers are very diminutive, they bring lovely color to the sandy flats where they grow. Yellow Peppergrass can form dense mats several feet across that are covered with thick clumps of sulfur yellow flowers. | 
Yellow Peppergrass |
MORE WILDFLOWERS TO SEE: | Inyo bush lupine ( Lupinus excubitus var. excubitus ) - Shrub with silvery, hairy leaves and bright blue, pea-like flowers | 
Inyo Bush Lupine
| Brittle bush ( Encelia actoni ) - Shrub with silvery-grey leaves and yellow flowers borne on light colored, woody stems | | | Apricot globe mallow ( Sphaeralcea ambigua) - Apricot or salmon colored flowers on stalks with lobed leaves that are finely covered with star-shaped hairs | 
Apricot Globe Mallow | Yellow turbans(Eriogonum pusillum) - Tiny bright yellow flowers on thinly branched stems. Leaves are basal and slightly hairy below | | Evening snow ( Linanthus dichotomus) – White five-petaled flower. Flowers are very fragrant and open during early evening and morning hours. | | | Tidy tips ( Layia glandulosa ) - White flower with notched petals and yellow center | 
Tidy Tips |
General Wildflower viewing information for the Eastern Sierra Peak blooming periods for wildflowers in the Eastern Sierra and surrounding Deserts.
(PDF 201KB)  The Volcanic tablelands (PDF 120KB) can radiate swathes of yellow and fuschia from the venus blazing star and purple mat. Learn more about the many recreation opportunities and the cultural significance of the area. The Alabama Hills (PDF 120KB) are host to fragrant fields of evening snow interspersed by scarlet locoweed and golden linanthus. Learn more about the history of the Alabama Hills.
Along the drainages and in recently burned areas entire hillsides can be covered in blue swathes of the Inyo bush lupine which has a distinctive grape soda smell. The spring bloom can extend on a good year, from early April through the beginning of June at the lower elevations, and then start again at the 7,000 ft. level in the sagebrush communities of Mono County, where the alkali shooting star, and rare alkali Ivesia begin to bloom in early to mid June. See listing of wildflowers in the Bodie Hills area, north of Mono Lake (PDF 128KB). For more information on where to see wildflowers and what's blooming, contact the BLM Bishop Field Office botanist at (760) 872-5022. |
