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.
Cenchrus pauciflorus or Sandbur is a grass! It is a maddening weed. But how about the wild Zinnias of the borderlands? There are 3...
I grew and sold California buckthorn for several years. Early on I sold it wholesale to other nurseries, but I also sold it at...
I hope we all get all of our monsoon fixes this season. One of those for me and maybe you too, will be toads...