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Petey in His Biome
It’s nice to have a yard full of native plants. Most of the time I have an idea what and where I want to...
Asteraceae in the Chihuahuan Desert
Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or...
Phlox in the Hills
I like the way the family name Polemoniaceae just rolls off the tongue. What a delicious word to say. Oh, and I love the...
Winterfat
I think it’s fascinating that there are several species of winterfat found in Eurasia and Europe. That’s where the genus was first described by...
Fall in the Borderlands
The photos are mine and of the plant Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum. It sure is nice to have some white flowers mixed in with the oceans...
MaLin the Hen and Salvia too
Salvia officinalis is known as cooking sage or garden sage. It is a sage and I say that because folks seem to apply the...