Crotalaria pumila or Rattle Box is a sweet little legume found out in the grassland and up slope as well. The family Leguminosae may be Fabaceae now or maybe it is the other way around, but one thing is for sure: at night Kangaroo Rats use the pods of rattle box to shake out rhythms as they swirl beautiful patterns in dust with their long tails . It’s true.
There are three species of Acourtia found in Arizona. If you are a desert rat of sorts, say you walk around, poke around in...
Desert Rosemallow is the official common name I think, though I see it called Coulter’s Hibiscus as well. The latter name makes a lot...
Petey jabbers about monkey flowers and sandhill cranes and declares that spring has sprung in the desert grassland.
