Petey talks about Irises and very good dog. Makes sense, sorta.
Irises are found around the world. I’ve seen them atop our sky islands and I’ve seen them in a Jordanian desert. They are beautiful and Iris lovers are fanatical. Who can blame them? Our local native is Iris missouriensis and found in moist meadows high in the mountains. That would be a nice trip and maybe you have a good dog that would go with you.
You know you haven’t been hiking or botanizing out in the desert or grassland enough when you look to the roadsides for interesting plants,...
Raspberries are in the rose family, Rosaceae, the genus Rubus and with six species in Arizona. Five are native species and one introduced. Rubus...
It is the ground dried fruit of Rhus coriaria that’s used in cooking throughout the Middle East. The fruit of our southwestern species of...
