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.
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) makes up for its lack of milky sap with the copious amount of nectar found in the flowers. Stand back...
Ms. Mesquitey and I like the idea of regional crayons. The colors of your home place, of your own biotic community. When we saw...
The photos are mine and taken in my office, Books and Bones.
