Dysphania graveolens

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

Nov 09 2025 | 00:04:27

00:00 / 00:04:27

Show Notes

When I was making the “dried seed to collect for display” list for you I should have said “screwbean mesquite beans”, not “seed,” but the twisty twirly clusters of beans that hold the seed. You probably already have those on a shelf, right? Also, can you believe I forgot wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi? Talk about cool pods! Well, to be continued. Hey, the photos are mine. That is some dry Dysphania graveolens that my partner, lover, significant other, Marian put in a gourd vase. I love the pine needle collar she wove around the top of that gourd.

Other Episodes

Episode

July 22, 2014 •

A Visiting Fella

Petey will never be a learned fellow, but he’s a pretty nice fella. Tufted evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is beautiful wildflower of the uplands. ...

Episode 0

May 20, 2020 • 00:04:56

Petey Camps with Desert Bighorns

The desert bighorn is found in the arid regions of the western and southwestern US and across the border in Mexico. Its scientific name...

Episode 0

March 15, 2026 • 00:04:35

Brittlebush

Brittlebush, (Encelia farinosa) loves rocky hillsides and gravelly desert. And though this native shrub has a large range showing up in the Mojave and...