Petey finds a young abandoned peccary under a mesquite tree and looks up just in time to see a large group of peccaries disappearing into the grassland. “Those critters aren’t coming back,” he quietly muttered and stared at the beautiful creature at his feet.
I love desert ironwood trees….love peering under them to see the plants they’re nursing …love the purple and white flowers and seed pods that...
Leslie Newton Goodding had a busy career. It was when he worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture that he collected the type...
The botanical name for Arizona rosewood is Vauquelinia californica. The species name californica means of California, but it’s not found…