JUNE 2016

CONTENTS

Death Valley Superbloom - 1
Field Trip Report - 3
Gardening with Natives - 4
President's Message - 5
Accolades - 9
Meeting Topics -10

EVENTS

JUNE

16 - Chapter Meeting, 6 pm
Program, 7 pm

JULY - AUGUST
No meetings

SEPTEMBER

15 - Chapter Meeting, 6 pm
Program, 7 pm

OCTOBER

20 - Chapter Meeting, 6 pm
Program, 7 pm

Superbloont!

Death Valley Phenomenon

by Nancy Nies

T THE END OF FEBRUARY WE AND OTHER KERN CNPS MEM
hers headed independently for Death Valley to witness this year's
"superbloom" — a
once-in-a-decade
occurrence. Some of
us had never before
seen such a profu-
sion of wildflowers
in and around the
valley. Exploring in
different areas of
the national park,
different members
made different dis-
coveries, though we
naturally saw many
of the same plants
in bloom. When I
told Mimiilus Memo
editor Dinah Camp-
bell that I planned
to write about our
shared experience, she
confessed that she herself had thought, "Somebody has to write about Death
Valley in the next issue — it was just too remarkable not to."

Geraea canescens (desert sunflower) in Death Valley
National Park, February 201 6.

On our way to Death Valley on February 28, Paul (Gipe) and I had a
taste of the bounty of blooms to come. When we stopped at the rest area
in Trona, we found a good crop of Chylismia claviformis (brown-eyed

primrose) blooming around
the rest area's boulders and
underneath a scraggly tree.
What later grabbed our atten-
tion, as we climbed the pass
between Panamint Valley and
Death Valley, were roadside
swathes of yellow Chylismia
brevipes (yellow cups) and Eschscholzia sp., as well as purple Phacelia crenu-
lata (notch-leaved phacelia).

''...you had to
scrape the pollen
off your shoes.''

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their natural habitats, and to increasing the understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of native plants.

Photo: Dinah Campbell

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Once inside the park, we saw the rocky flats tinged
with the yellow of Geraea canescens (desert sunflower),
the most abundant and eye-catching flowers of the
superbloom. At the time, we didn't realize that the
desert sunflowers on those flats would seem sparse in
comparison to those we would
see the next day On February 29,
with Kern CNPS friends David
and Dinah Campbell, we set off
for the southern end of the park.
There, wide bands of sunflow-
ers lined the roadside in many
places and the flats became an
increasingly intense shade of
yellow. Paul points out that the
sunflowers were so plentiful
that after walking among them,
"you had
to scrape
the pollen

off your shoes/' The flats around
milepost 27, thick with bright-
yellow blooms, contrasted
with the red cliffs and blue sky
behind them — creating an irre-
sistible opportunity for photog-
raphers.

That day we drove as far south as
Ashford Mill, stopping en route
to get a close look at the lavender-
pink clusters of Abronia villosa
(desert sand-verbena), which
became more and more numerous on the landscape.

In this area we also began to see the delicate Eremalche
rotundifolia (desert five-spot), with its five pink petals,
each bearing a red splotch on the inside.

Valley monkeyflower) blooming in a crevice high on a
cliff, its showy pink-and-yellow flowers bright against
the black limestone.

On March 1, our foursome enjoyed another day of
botanizing, this time exploring two canyons on the
east side of the valley. Walking up the scenic Natural
Arch Canyon, we spotted Mohavea hrevifolia (lesser
mohavea), Phacelia calthifolia (caltha-leaved phacelia),
notch-leaved phacelia, five-spots, and others.

Sidewinder Canyon, however, held even more in store
for us. The parking area offered the silvery-leaved
Atriplex hymenelytra (desert holly). The trail to the
mouth of the wash led us through a garden of desert
sunflowers and brown-eyed primroses. In the wash it-
self, we saw more of the prolific
purple-hued phacelias with their
lush, green leaves, as well as the
occasional rose-pink of a five-
spot, standing out against the
gray gravel from which it had
sprouted. Blending in with its
whitish-gray surroundings was
a. the aptly named gravel ghost.

We also saw healthy clumps
§ of Perityle emoryi (Emory rock-
^ daisy) and Monoptilon belUoides
^ (desert star) with their white
ray-flowers, and, here and there,
Aliciella latifolia (broad-leaved
gilia), with its large leaves and
tiny, bright-pink blooms. In places, a mix of flower-
ing plants transformed the dry, crumbly canyon walls
into hanging gardens.

Eremalche rotundifolia
(desert five-spot)

Rare Mimulus ru pi col a
(Death Valley monkeyflower)

On the advice of Gordon and Eva Nipp, who had
scouted out the area the day before, we left the main
highway and took West Side Road to Warm Springs
Road, which afforded a wonderful variety of wild-
flowers. In addition to many more desert five-spots,
phacelias and sunflowers,
we saw Malacothrix glabrata
(desert dandelion), Atricho-
seris platyphylla (gravel ghost),
Chaenactis sp. (pincushion),
and Earrea tridentata (creosote
bush). While we were explor-
ing in the south that day, Eva
and Gordon were hiking far-
ther to the north, in Echo Can-
yon. There, they sighted the
rare Mimulus rupicola (Death

A trich oseris pi a typhylla
(gravel ghost)

A few days earlier, Clyde Golden and Lucy Clark
had visited Hell's Gate, the northeast entrance to the
park, and Badwater, to the south, where they saw
most of the above-mentioned blooms and identified
many more — Arnsinckia tessellata (bristly fiddleneck),
Cfyptantha utahensis (scented cryptantha), Narna
demissiim (purple mat),

Pectocarya recurvata (arch-
nutted comb bur), Phacelia
fremontii (Fremont's pha-
celia), Caulanthus lasiophyl-
lus (California mustard),

Descurainia pinnata ssp.
glabra (western tansy mus-
tard), Acmispon strigosus
(strigose lotus). Astragalus
didymocarpus var. didymo-
carpus (dwarf white milk

Gilia brecciarum ssp.
neglecta (Nevada gilia)

Photo: Clyde Golden

Photo: Nancy Nies

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vetch), and
Allenrolfea oc-
cidentalis (io-
dine bush).

Lucy has
a special
memory
of the 2016
superbloom.

At Hell's
Gate, she was
excited to
come upon a
narrow path
"with desert

five-spot every two steps." Lucy picturesquely de-
scribes these, her favorite Death Valley wildflowers, as
being "like small pink bozuls, with up-cuwed and overlap-
ping petals, splashed with a fuchsia spot/' and says she'd
love to have a porcelain teacup painted as a desert
five-spot, with a dusty-green saucer.

Clyde compiled an extensive list of their sightings,
and remarked on the wide variety of plants he and
Lucy found in neighboring Panamint Valley, mostly
at the southern end. Among those they had not seen
in Death Valley were three Cryptantha species, one of
them the rare C. scoparia (piny on desert cryptantha);
two Eriogonum species, E. inflatum (desert trumpet)
and E. pusilliim (yellow turbans); Emmenanthe pendu-
liflora (whispering bells); Eiipinns concinnus (bajada
lupine); Encelia farinosa (brittlebush); Eschscholzia
minntiflora (pygmy poppy); and, last but not least,
Gilia brecciarnm ssp. neglecta (Nevada gilia), with its
lovely, lavender flowers.

Phacelia calthifolia
(caltha-leaved phacelia)

Mohavea brevi folia
(lesser mohavea)

This year's superbloom was indeed exceptional. See-
ing Death Valley and environs brought to colorful life
by such a variety of wildflowers was a never-to-be-
forgotten experience.

Abronia villosa and Geraea canescens
(desert sand verbena and desert sunflower)

Field Trip Report

Tejon Ranch - Antelope Valley Area

by Patty Gradek

O N AN EXCELLENT FIELD TRIP TO TEJON
Ranch on April 17th, Laura Pavliscak, Stew-
ardship Manager for the Tejon
Ranch Conservancy, took us to the
southeastern area of the Ranch,
known as the Antelope Valley
portion.

We saw vast fields of poppies,
desert marigold, lupines, pen-
stemon, chia, blooming cacti and
many other species.

We also saw riparian areas
with groves of willows
and oaks, as well as the
highest elevations of the
Ranch. The Tejon Ranch
Conservancy is managing a
large portion of the Ranch
as conserved areas. Laura
exhibited a wide breadth
of knowledge on the wild-
life, geology, and history
of the area, as well as the
special ecosystems and
plants. ^

Both right and above:

Calochortus kennedyi
(Kennedy's mariposa lily)

Photos: Monica Tudor

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Gardening with Natives
Visiting

by Monica Tudor

FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD AN INVHATION TO
visit the California garden of another CNPS
member, Dinah Campbell. We made arrangements
for a Sunday afternoon visit and I drove to her home.
As I turned on to Dinah's street, I knew immediately
which house was hers. The front yard was bordered
by a magnificent California sycamore (Platanus rac-
emosa) on one end and a beautiful desert willow {Chi-
lopsis linearis) on the other. In between the two trees
was a natural landscape that was amazing. I marveled

at her front yard
for at least five
minutes before
even going to
the front door.

It was certainly
not a typical
Bakersfield front
yard. The whole
impression
reminded me of
Santa Barbara
or Davis. Just
think. . .if even
only half the
front yards of
Bakersfield were
this inviting,
it would be an
even more won-
derful place to
live.

Dinah took me around her front yard and commented
on each of the plants she was growing. Underneath
the desert willow were some non-native wildflowers
— red flax (Liniim grandiflorum rubrum), and some
gaura {Gaura lindeimeri). She had Penstemon BOP
(Penstemon heterophyllus "Margarita BOP", Santa Cruz
island buckwheat {Eriogonum arborescens), manzanita,
redbud {Cercis occidentalis), California fuchsia {Epilo-
bium canum), sulphur buckwheat {Eriogonum umbella-
tum), blue-eyed grass {Sisyrinchiurn bellum) and orchid
rockrose {Cistus x purpureiis). The front yard had an
entirely natural look, including boulders and rocks
and a healthy layer of gorilla-hair mulch. And just to
let any interested person know, she has a CNPS sign
posted up front: "Native Plants Eive Here".

We went to the backyard to see what she had done
there, and continued talking about her plants. Her
backyard was equally as stunning as the front.

although slightly more formal in tone. Dinah had
divided her yard into multiple large areas, separated
by paths.There were some pre-existing fruit trees
throughout her back yard, along with moonshine yar-
row {Achillea millefolium "moonshine"), scarlet bugler
penstemon {Penstemon centranthifolius), St. Catherine's
lace {Eriogonum giganteum), more manzanita, desert
mallow, artemisia, desert agave, some paddle cactus
and some yuccas. Parts of the garden are mulched
with pebbles and other parts have gorilla hair, while
the cactus area is without mulch. The paths are
crushed/ decomposed granite and are lined with cob-
bles of various sizes. Dinah has designed her garden
to showcase the variety of plants in an extraordinarily
pleasing design.

Dinah and her husband began converting a tradition-
al landscape to a xeriscape garden landscape shortly
after they moved in, 12 years ago. As they learned the
advantages of native plants, they added more and
more natives. They experimented a lot and learned
what grew the best with their soil and microclimates.
She had her husband cut out some concrete between
the house and the pool and turned it into a planted
area. I would have never thought of removing such a
permanent thing as concrete. She has an eye for form
and rhythm, so I asked Dinah if she had "design" in
her DNA. She laughed and said no at first, but then
commented that she is a graphic designer. (She puts
this newsletter together!)

Thank you, Dinah, for sharing your stunning gardens
with me. They are peaceful and inspirational, beauti-
ful examples of amazing designs done with native
plants. ^

Backyard: Achillea millefolium "moonshine" (Moon-
shine Yarrow), Penstemon heterophyllus (Margarita
BOP), Penstemon centranthifolius (scarlet bugler)

Front yard: Eriogonum arborescens (Santa
Cruz Island buckwheat), Eriogonum um-
bellatum (sulphur buckwheat). Artemesia
ludoviciana (white sagebrush), and Penste-
mon heterophyllus (Margarita BOP)

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President's Message

The Search for the White Corn Lily

by Rich Spjut

HITE CORN LILY CONTAINS CYCLOPAMINE,
a steroidal

poison and anti-cancer
agent. This lily, Veratrum
californicum Durand, is
a tall native perennial
herb appearing much
like cultivated corn (Fig.

1). It occurs usually in
moist subalpine mead-
ows in the western Unit-
ed States at elevations
up to 2 miles high, but it
also extends down to sea
level where, in coastal
marshes, it may become
partly inundated at high
tide. In Kern County,
fields of white corn lily

can be seen near Shirley Meadows in the Greenhorn
Mountains, within a mixed conifer forest at about
an elevation of 6,200 feet. Stands of corn lily spread
from the underground branching of lobster-tail-like
rhizomes — the rhizome growth likely stimulated by
animals grazing and trampling on aerial stems during
the growing season. Leafy stems from new and old rhi-
zomes emerge in the spring, flower in the summer, and
fall to the ground in the autumn. The genus Veratrum is
classified with that of the death camas (Toxicoscordion)
and 15 other genera in the Melanthiaceae, one of many
families formerly in the Liliaceae.

Rhizomes, along with the roots and bulb of Veratrum
californicum (Fig. 1), contain toxic steroidal alkaloids,
notably cyclopamine,
isolated and named by
Richard F. Keeler of the
USDA Poisonous Plant
Research Laboratory. The
name references birth de-
formities found in newborn
lambs which resemble the
one-eyed Cyclops of Greek
mythology. The deformities
were discovered in field ob-
servations in Idaho and in
laboratory studies in Utah
during the 1950s and 1960s.

Pregnant ewes ingesting
corn lily on the 14th day of
gestation would give birth
to lambs with cyclopia.

Once the culprit plant became known, sheep ranchers
would steer their animals away from corn-lily fields.
Ironically, corn-lily roots have been used in native-
American medicine as a contraceptive, and the related
green corn lily {V viride Aiton) was introduced into
pharmaceutical medicine in 1859 for treating human

Root Rhizome Bulb
Fig. 1 - Left: White corn-lily field, Deep Lake, 6,000 ft. elev.. Marble Mountains Wilderness,
Klamath National Forest, California (Early July, 2005). Right: underground parts of corn lily.

pregnancy disorders associated with seizures.

During the 1990s a Stanford University researcher,
Philip Beachy, was able to create similar birth defor-
mities in mice while experimenting with gene substi-
tution (called "knockout"). In his studies elucidating
the biochemical pathways of embryonic develop-
ment, cyclopamine was found to inhibit a protein
within the so-called "Hedgehog Pathway" — its name
is coined from a birth deformity found in fruit flies
in which their larvae resemble a hedgehog, a small
spiny mammal much like a porcupine with a piggy
nose. The "hedgehog gene" is one of ~50 involved
in early embryonic development, producing three
unique proteins that lead to differentiation of body

Fig. 2 -White corn lily in different seasons in the same valley of the Manti-la-Sal National For-
est, Utah, 10,000 ft. elev., late Oct., 2004 and early Jun., 2005. Left: Corn lily identifiable by
the lumps in the snow. Right: Corn lily in early stage of spring growth. A sample of rhizomes
from 10 plants yielded > 2.0 g/kg cyclopamine in October and in June.

All photos courtesy Richard Spjut

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Message (Continued)

parts, such as limbs, skeleton, muscles, skin, eyes, etc.

In adults it has a more passive role in the maintenance
of stem cells, but aberrant reactivation can cause vari-

ous cancers. Cy dopamine has been found to halt this
cancerous development. Although cyclopamine can
be synthesized, it was more easily obtainable from
corn lily plants.

In September 2004, 1 was asked by the Infinity Phar-
maceuticals Inc. (IPI) to collect rhizome samples
of V. californicum. They had created a cyclopamine
derivative (IPI- 926) that showed promise for treating
pancreatic and other cancers, and they were getting
plant material from Idaho in the region where corn-
lily sheep poisoning was first reported.

second sample at a site ~60 miles NW of Oroville in
the northern Sierra Nevada. But it too lacked cyclo-
pamine. With two strikes against me, I decided to
look outside California. A Forest Service district in
Utah had reportedly been experimenting with various
methods of ridding their meadows of the corn lily

where it had become
invasive, which is gen-
erally associated with a
long history of grazing.
This seemed like a logi-
cal place to go — help
the Forest Service get
rid their corn lily and
use the plants for cancer
research.

And I did not strike
out; the Utah samples I
dug up under the snow
in October 2004 (Fig.

2) had twice as much
cyclopamine content as
the Idaho plants.

In the summers to fol-
low, I sampled large
stands, 1 — 10+ acres, of white corn lily from Wyoming,
Colorado and New Mexico, Washington, Oregon and
California. The cyclopamine plants were eventually de-
termined to occur within a narrow latitude of the spe-
cies range. The variation in cyclopamine was not only
related to geography but also to the vegetation in the
surrounding meadows. For example, corn lily plants
in meadows associated with ponderosa pine forests
lacked cyclopamine, whereas those within subalpine
fir forests contained more than the minimum 2.0 g/kg
required for recollection (Fig. 3).

Fig. 3 - Veratrum californicum in different plant associations. Left: Dense growth in a valley with
subalpine fir and quaking aspen, Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, 7,200 ft. elev., Jul., 2009.
Right: Scattered plants in a ponderosa pine woodland on the eastern slopes of the Cascades in
Oregon. Cyclopamine content 2.28 g/kg, at the Idaho site, 0.33 g/kg at the Oregon site.

I had previously, as a grad student at Humboldt State
University, collected a 43-pound dried sample of
stem-leaves for the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
near Mt. Shasta. A USD A Agricultural Research bota-
nist, Arthur Barclay (the researcher who first collected
the sample of yew bark that led to the discovery of the
anticancer drug taxol) had originally also collected
the NCI-active corn lily on Mt. Shasta in July 1962.
Thus, it seemed logical to go to northern California

for the IPI sample. How-
ever, cyclopamine was not
found in a sample col-
lected ~40 air miles west of
Mt. Shasta.

At the same time, I re-
ceived a permit from the
Forest Service to collect a

Fig. 4 - Far left: Structure of cyclopamine. Above: Col-
lecting a large sample of white corn lily in the Manti-
la-Sal National Forest, Utah in Aug., 2005, same site
shown in Fig. 2.

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I suspect this variation
has to do with the fungal
flora that associate
symbiotically with roots
of plants — generally
known as mycorrhizal
fungi. This is evidenced
by reports of mycor-
rhizae found in roots of
green corn lily and by
the variation in cyclopa-
mine content in clonal
plants. This variation
made it necessary to
collect rhizomes from 10
individuals to get some
idea as to how much
cy dopamine a stand
would yield (Fig. 3, 4).

Fig. 5 - Comparison of flowers oiV. californicum (left) from California and Colorado (right). The
Colorado plants have been named C tenuipetalum by A. Heller for the slightly narrower tepals,
but differences overlap, thus, both usually treated as the same species.

surveys terminated in 2012; however, cyclopamine
continues to be investigated in the United Kingdom
for treating colorectal cancer.

It may be noted that
nearly half of the

drugs listed by the 1 suspect this variation (in
American Cancer cyclopamine ) has tO do with

panlrlatk'can^ *e flingal flora that associate
directly or indirectly symbiotically with rootS of
of a plant origin in plants
which microbes are
closely associated

with the plants. Although Sierra Nevada corn lilies
generally lack cyclopamine, those in Kern County
had 1.03 g/ kg — a yield still below the 2.0 g/kg to be
considered economical for large-scale collection and
extraction.

While collecting rhizome samples, I additionally col-
lected leaf fragments which were placed in silica sand
tubes and have since been kept in refrigeration. They

can be made available to
qualified researchers for
DNA extraction. Refer-
ences for this article can be
found on the World Botani-
cal Associates webpage,
http://iuzvw.worldbotanical.

comlveratrum.htm . ^

Genetic factors undoubtedly contribute to variation
as evidenced by the lack of cyclopamine in Colorado
plants. Some authorities regard them as a distinct
species because of their relatively narrower tepals
(Fig. 5). I have found from experience in digging up
rhizomes that the Colorado rhizomes lie deeper in the
ground and tangle more with roots of other species.
Similarly V. caudatum A. Heller, usually treated as a
variety, has longer terminal tassels (Fig. 6) but inter-
mediates are common.

Unfortunately, the IPI-926 compound that appeared
so promising in lab studies was not so promising in
a human clinical trial. Consequently, my corn lily

Fig. 6 - Comparison of inflores-
cences ("tassels") of C californicum
from eastern Idaho near Wayne
(left) and northern Idaho at Gi-
ant White Pine, (right) July, 2009.
Plants with longer-tailed inflores-
cences have been named C califor-
nicum var. caudatum.

Photos: Diana Nelson

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Members Recognized
Keeping Bakersfield Beautiful!

OUR KERN CNPS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
recipients of awards from Bakersfield Mayor
Harvey Hall's office and the Keep Bakersfield Beauti-
ful program. On March 30th at the Bakersfield City
Council meeting Rob and Diana Nelson received the
Yard of the Quarter award. The following month Dale
and Patty Gradek won a Yard of the Month award.
These awards highlight residents who contribute to
the sensory enjoyment of the city with their landscap-
ing. The award gives special consideration for water-
saving designs.

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Chapter Meetings

upcmlngTOnCS

Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 7 pm:

Nick Jenson,

Flora of Tejon Ranch Conservancy

NO MEETINGS IN JULY & AUGUST

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 7 pm:

Joy England, Plants of Rock Greek

To be considered for public recognition in the pro-
grams, you must be a city resident. Please e-mail 2-6
recent photos of your (or your nominee's) yard with
the address and phone number to kbh@hakersfieldcity.

US. Cl

Some of the plants in the Nelson's front yard. Top:
Eschscholzia Californica (California poppy), Lupin us
nanus (sky lupine), Solanuni umbelliferum incanum
(bluewitch), Sphaeralcea parvifolia (globe mallow); bot-
tom: Sphaeralcea ambigua (apricot mallow) and Penste-
mon pseudospectabilis (desert penstemon), Zauschneria
californica Catalina (island California fuchsia)

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 7 pm:
Orchid Black,

Gardening with Natives

All chapter meetings are held the
3rd Thursday of each month at the
Hall Ambulance Community Room
1031 21st Street (21st & N St.),
Bakersfield, CA.

Meeting times:

6 pm — Discussion groups on plant
identification and native plant
gardening

7 pm — Program presentation

Updated Key
Now Available
Kern County Flora

C NPS HAS FACILHATED THE RECENT PUB-
lishing of Kern County Flora by longtime local
botanist and popular CSUB professor, Maynard Moe.
Kern County, due to its geological and geographical
position, is host to an unusual abundance and diversi-
ty of plant species — a fact which Moe says originally
brought him to Kern County.

The book is available free to CNPS members or for
purchase ($20) to non-members. Contact Monica Tu-
dor, Don Turkal or Paul Gipe to obtain a copy. Cl

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''AnnuaV Summer Trip
Horse Meadow Campground

hy Lucy Clark

LAN ON ATTENDING OUR SUMMER TRIP TO
Horse Meadow Campground in the Sequoia
National Forest. We had a great time with our fellow
members last year, and with remarkable flower dis-
plays in the campground and on Sherman Pass Road,
in spite of the drought.

When the best time is determined, Andy
Honig will send a message to all members
with an email address. Lucy will contact
others with a call. We hope to give us all 2
weeks' notice.

Be thinking about this trip, and the dinners together,
the star-gazing, the clean air.... ^

22nd Annual Spring
Retreat "So Be Free 22" W
March 27-30, 2017

NPS' NEWEST CHAPTER, THE BRYOPHYTE
Chapter, formed 30 May 2015, is sponsoring "SO
BE FREE 22". This retreat/ field trip /learning event has
been held each spring (timed to coincide with universi-
ty spring breaks) somewhere in the western U.S. for 21
years. The focus this 22nd year will be on bryophytes,
but plant-lovers of all stripes are welcome.

Y

eads for so many of our field trips ^

■ ^intaining our webpage

mims provide refresh-

ments at our meetings. ^

The retreat will be held in the Three Rivers area just
outside Sequoia NP in areas rich in bryophytes. A
beginners' session/ walk will be offered on the first day.
Lodging is offered at the Saint Anthony Retreat Cen-
ter or Santa Teresita Youth Conference Center where
the event is based, but other lodging is available. Prices
range from $65 to $355 depending on the type of lodg-
ing you choose. Registration deadline is 15 Dec. 2016.

The Bryophyte Chapter is tied not to a location but
to an interest. Most people are familiar with vascular
plants — ferns, conifers and flowering plants — while
bryophytes comprise the other three plant lineages —
liverworts, mosses and hornworts. Chapter member-
ship is open to all.

You can join the chapter, get on their mailing list and/
or register for this event at bryophyte.cnps.org. ^

California
Native Rant Society

CNPS is the leader for providing reliable
information on California native plants and
plant conservation. Comprehensive infor-
mation about Californias's flora and vege-
tation communities is available throughtout
the state for conservation and educational
purposes. CNPS's leadership influences
personal ethics and actions, as well as pub-
lic policy for native plant protection.

CNPS-Kern Chapter
c / o Dinah Campbell, Editor
3806 Dalehurst Drive
Bakerfield, CA 93306
mimulus . memo@gmail . com

California

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Society

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DEATH VALLEY SUPER-BLOOM
FIELD TRIP REPORT
GARDEN NOTES

MEETING PLACE, DATES & TOPICS

Contacts:

President: Rich Spjut richsphit@gtnail . com

Vice President: Don Turkal tloveani mals@bak. rr. com

Coordinator: Paul Gipe pgipe@igc.org

Treasurer: Monica Tudor dosportas@msn.com

Secretary: Sasha Honig andym5@hak.rr.com

Conservation:

Fred Chynoweth mntbyrd@sbcglobal.net

Lucy Clark Iiicyg391 @gmail.com

Council Delegate:

Done Giragosian dorengiragosian@peoplepc. com

Field Trips:

Patty & Dale Gradek patty gradek@gntail. com

Clyde Golden cgold666@hotniail.coni

Meet-Up Coordinator (volunteer needed).

Newsletter:

Dinah Campbell mimulus.memo@gmail.com

Plant Sale:

Dorie Giragosian dorengiragosian @peoplepc. com

Monica Tudor dosportas@msn.com

Programs:

Paul Gipe pgipe@igc.org

Rich Spjut richspiut@gmail.com

Publicity & Membership:

Andy & Sasha Honig andym5@bak.rr.com

Rare Plants:

Clyde Golden cgold666@hotmail.com

Webmaster:

Rich Spjut richspiut@gmail.com

The Kern Chapter of the California Native
Plant Society meets the third Thursday of
each month at: Hall Ambulance Community
Room, 1013 21st St. (21st & N St.), Bakers-
field, CA. Chapter website: kern.cnps.org

Cai.ifornia
Native Plant
Society

The California Native Plant Society is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the conservation of California
native plants and their natural habitats, and to increasing
the understanding, appreciation, and horticultural use of
native plants. CNPS has 31 chapters throughout the state
and membership is open to all persons — professional and
amateur — with an interest in California's native plants.
Members have diverse interests including natural history,
botany, ecology, conservation, photography, drazving,
hiking and gardening. As a Kern County resident, your
membership includes Fremontia, a quarterly journal with
articles on all aspects of native plants; the Bulletin, a state-
wide report of activities and schedules; and The Mimulus
Memo, the newsletter of the Kern Chapter.

Join CNPS or renew your membership online at
www.cnps.org .

Student / Limited Income - $25
Individual - $45
Family or Library - $75