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 takes a drive into the hills near his home to see spectacular fall color of the local sumacs.
If I had wobbled up any higher on that rocky slope I may or may have not fallen by a ragged rock flower. It...
Petey finds a species of Goldenrod near his home and collects seed thinking it might be a good plant to grow and sell…., looks...