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.
March really is the month of change around all of us in the borderlands of southern Arizona. How fun to celebrate the arrival of...
Petey finds himself high up in a different lifezone and gets very excited about aspen trees.
Well, a few things: The first time I saw and identified crimson sage (Salvia henryi) was years ago just outside…
