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 is enticed into the hills to look at plants and there is much excitement. Petey is easy. Summer rains bring our cool native...
This was a nice long day trip with many wonderful stops. I jabber about several plants, but now I wish I’d spent more time...
This is the time of year when you see desert millipedes out and about on muggy overcast days. Sometimes even crossing the two lane...
