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Map Satellite Portions of Comanche and Tejon Creeks and the adjacent relatively steep-sloped, well-dissected Tejon Hills are included in this area which has a fine concentration of local endemic species. Among these are the rare Layia leucopappa, which is found here and north several kilometers to Comanche Point. (See Comanche Point). Others include the Kern poppy, Eschscholzia caespitosa ssp. kernensis, known from the Tejon Hills north to Adobe Canyon, Brodiaea coronaria ssp. kernensis, known from Tejon Creek north to southern Tulare County, and Lupinus microcarpus var. horizontalis, which is uncommon in this region. Additionally, this is the southern limit of the Bakersfield cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei. The very rare Pseudobahia bahiifolia is found nearby . Some of the more common species include Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus nanus var. menkerae, Lupinus succulentus, Salvia carduacea, Salvia columbariae, and Eriogonum spp. Geologically, the area is composed primarily of Miocene and Pliocene sedimentaries of marine and non-marine origin, with the creek bottoms of Quaternary alluvium. Integrity: Controlled cattle grazing has not materially damaged the flora. Use: Private December 1975
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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