There is no getting around it, every summer monsoon when the borderlands come to life it is so exciting! Apodanthera undulata, the crazy melon, can be easily seen along the roads and out across the land during this season. The clusters of yellow flowers give it away quickly. Those yellow flowers close up pretty quickly later in the morning. You can see the spent and tired flowers in the photo below. And check out the crazy ribbed fruit with the “disagreeable odor” as noted in Arizona Flora. Hey, it’s melon loco in the Cucurbitaceae! Yay!
This show is all over the place. Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of fall blooming plants and leaves...
I’m telling you, late summer and fall are great times to get out into the hills, especially if you want to find interesting plants....
I was reading a Christmas card from some very dear friends and in the hand written portion of the card it mentioned this season...
