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Magical Monsoon Moisture
The photo is mine and taken from our place looking west toward the Dragoons. I call the photo, “Come to Poppa.”
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Mexican Hog-Nosed Snake
I first learned this snake as the western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus). It’s now called the Mexican hog-nosed snake (H. kennerlyi). And this is...
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What's Going On Quest
Spotting Wyoming paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) with those bright red inflorescences out on that gravelly plain in a thicket of Apache plume was so cool. ...
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Burs in My Flip Flops and I Don't Care.
The distinctive odor of canyon ragweed (Ambrosia ambrosioides) is so Sonoran Desert. Hey, burs in your flip flops is a very Sonoran Desert thing...
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Amphibians and Reptiles, Oh My!
This episode of Growing Native is a rambling reminiscence about amphibians and reptiles. With the monsoon starting up here in the borderlands I think...
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A Jaunt to the Woodlands
The common name Firecracker Bush is a good one for Bouvardia ternifolia with its clusters of glowing scarlet flowers that look like small floral...