“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.
Mentzelia pumila is in the Loasa family. Kearny and Peebles in Arizona Flora say, “the family is remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure...
Eumorpha typhon or the typhon sphinx moth is out and about gathering nectar and sharing pollen from June to August in the borderlands. I...
Petey finds botanical treasures among roadside garbage. It always happens this way; stop to look at one cool plant and lo and behold there...
