The scientific name for Mearns quail is Cyrtonyx montezumae. The genus refers to its big claws for scratching around in desert soils. It has...
I think that the common name of orange sneezeweed may be a bit misleading. The flowers we saw and photographed were more on the...
The botanical name for Arizona rosewood is Vauquelinia californica. The species name californica means of California, but it’s not found…