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Mala Mujer
Mala Mujer or Cnidoscolus angustidens is an interesting plant in Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family. It’s found in southeastern Arizona and south into Sonora on...
Corvus in a Quercus
Corvus cryptoleucus is the Chihuahuan Raven. Corvus is Latin for crow and is the scientific name Linnaeus gave crows and ravens. Cryptoleucus is from...
Gotta Save the San Pedro River
The San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona “provides critical stopover habitat for millions of migrating birds each year and is home to 84 species...
Calylophus hartwegii, Nama hispidum and Eupatorium greggii too
The common name of Calylophus hartwegii is Sundrops. That’s considerably easier to say and I suspect that the common name covers a few species...
Berlandiera lyrata
The common name Chocolate Flower refers to the morning fragrance of the flower. Another common name I came across is Lyreleaf Greeneyes and that...
Quercus, Tree of Life
There are 13 species of oaks found in Arizona and they range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet in elevation across the state. The only...