A Strong Gift in Bisbee

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Aug 27 2024 | 00:04:28

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Show Notes

I had a chance to use the word didymus when describing the seed pods of Menodora, but forgot, so here: the common name twinberry for Menodora scabra refers to the didymus seed capules, side by side small globes…twins. The short trail that I walked is actually a city park. If you walked nonstop from end to end it would take maybe ten minutes. Several years ago I walked that little city park trail with some friends and fellow flora/fauna geeks. I think it took us over two hours while we identified and jabbered about the plants and pollinators we saw.…

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