Jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and the botanical name of clammy weed is Polanisia dodecandra. They are both in the Cleome family Cleomaceae.
Many years ago I produced another episode about jackass clover and during that show I had a great time loudly shouting the name jackass many times. I only tell you this so you can see how I’ve matured over the years.
The photos are mine and taken outside Willcox, AZ and near our home along the Ol’ Guajolote. Check out those exerted stamens!
Petey thinks that being out in the wild is good for children and adults as well. What?!
I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And, if you grew up in the eastern…
Where we live in southeastern Arizona it has been a very wet winter with rain out in the flats and snow in the hills...
