Since the reconstitution of the Kern Chapter of CNPS professional botanist Rich Spjut has written a number of articles for the chapter newsletter, the Mimulus Memo, on topics of both general and scientific interest.
Articles by Rich Spjut
The articles are sorted by date with the most recent appearing first.
- A Field Trip to Long Canyon
- Ceanothus crassifolius var. planus in Kern County
- A Naturally-occurring Self-pruning Yew Native to the Klamath Mountains
- Jackass Clover, Wislizenia (Cleomaceae) Rare Species in Kern County and Elsewhere
- Bakersfield College Herbarium Now the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science Herbarium
- Vegetation Types in the Piute Mountains
- The Silk Tassel Bush in Kern County
- Plants of the Kern River Parkway Preserve
- The BC Herbarium
- How long do species of lichens and moss live?
- Fruticose Lichens in California & Baja California Include Many Rare Species
- The most appropriate plants for growing in our area
- Antiviral Plants: Chemical in Kern County Plant Could Treat COVID-19?
- Cryptic Species within the Lichen Genus Niebla homalea (Ramalinaceae)
- The Scientific Name for Greasebush in Kern County: Forsellesia vs. Glossopetalon
- Plants with no roots, no stems, no leaves and no chlorophyll: The Stemsuckers
- Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) in Kern County
- Conflicting Taxonomy of Menzies’ Fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii
- Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation: Invasive v. Native Species
- Fire, the New Norm, or the Old Norm, for Kern County?
- Biodiversity Distribution Patterns
- Report on Bryophyte Field Trip – January 20, 2018
- Decline in Bryophyte Abundance in the United States
- Bryophyte field trip
- Bladderpod in Kern County
- A Good Year to See Plants from the Underground
- A Synopsis of the Vegetation, Symbiotic & Taxonomic Relationships in the Snakebush Genus, Colubrina
- Bitterbrush—Observations on Morphology & Taxonomy
- The Search for the White Corn Lily
- Baja California Field Trip Report
- The Forgotten Elderberries of Kern County
- Status on Trees and Shrubs of Kern County, California
- Wildflower Show and 2015 Bloom Report
- More on the Dry Flora of Kern County
- Finally, It Rained!
- Some Botanical Oddities in the Kern County Flora
