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.
I was reading a Christmas card from some very dear friends and in the hand written portion of the card it mentioned this season...
While weeding and cleaning his greenhouse Petey finds a nifty native Salvia sp. and tells us all about it.
I can’t believe I almost let November go by without at least mentioning desert broom (Baccahris sarothroides). It is the native plant the folks...
