Psacalium decompositum or Indian Plantain is common in the shady mountain forests of southeastern Arizona. You can impress your friends while on a hike by knowing what it is, but I don’t recommend gathering seed and growing it. Leave that to crazy native plant geeks who think it will make them rich.
I neglected to mention that milkweeds are no longer in their own family Asclepiadaceae, but have now been included in the dogbane family Apocynaceae....
My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day. If...
The botanical name for Arizona rosewood is Vauquelinia californica. The species name californica means of California, but it’s not found…
