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.
Petey explains how a tiny moth insures the soaptree yucca will have seed. Wow.
I think I talked more about Toumey oak (Quercus toumeyi) than yellow bells. It is an awfully sweet little native oak. I’m pretty sure...
The photos are mine. Coatimundis can make you pretty happy…
