“A muggy monsoon mosey in the Mule Mountains.” Whoa Petey, you are the king of alliteration!
Cnidosculous angustidens or Mala Mujer is a fascinating plant in the Spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Here in the borderlands it’s an upland species and always a delight to find in the grassland or on a rocky slope. It would be beautiful as a cultivated plant as well……………..hmmm.
I’m not sure at all how this species of Passiflora ended up in Ms. Mesquitey’s bed of basil. I reuse old nursery soil from...
White-tailed deer in southwest North America are Odocoileus virginiana couesi or Coues white-tailed deer. The naturalist Elliot Coues is probably rolling in his grave...
The photos are mine. Coatimundis can make you pretty happy…