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.
There are many nations and languages found in the borderlands. The photos are mine.
I do love the fall and winter smell of moist old leaves and grasses. It always sparks a memory of my childhood in moist...
There are a couple other species of Eysenhardtia found over in Texas and more species as you head into Mexico and as far south...
