Petey is excited about old pack rat middens and talks about our local pack rat species, Neotoma albigula.
The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonica...
Here are photos of some of the plants I was jabbering about: Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), esperanza or Arizona yellow bells (Tecoma stans var....
The botanical name for Arizona rosewood is Vauquelinia californica. The species name californica means of California, but it’s not found…
