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Kallstroemia grandiflora
Arizona poppy, Mexican poppy and summer poppy are some of the common names for the beautiful annual wildflower Kallstroemia grandiflora. The common names are...
Manduca sexta and Hyles lineata
In southeastern Arizona Datura wrightii is the preferred source of nectar for the moth Manduca sexta and you may also notice that the caterpillar,...
Bush Muhly
Bush Muhly is the species Muhlenbergia porteri. There are over 40 species of muhlys found in Arizona and across the southwest. It would be...
Geranium richardsonii
Well, every year I find the the same male box turtle in a monsoon puddle out by our front gate. A friend asked how...
Proboscidea Perfume
Who hasn’t gotten hooked by a dry devils claw pod on a walk in the borderlands. So pesky and yet so interesting looking, it’s...
Tulip Poplar
I can’t help myself and guess I should come to grips with the fact that I am a total plant geek and no matter...