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.
Chuparosa is one my of favorite plants from back when we used to live outside of Tucson. I bet we had 5 or 6...
The Apache fox squirrel – one of a few common names, but always Sciurus nayaritensis…is found in the Sierra Madre Occidental from Nayarit and...
Petey discusses the predicted rainy weather in song.
