Cenchrus pauciflorus or Sandbur is a grass! It is a maddening weed. But how about the wild Zinnias of the borderlands? There are 3 species found in Arizona and all three can be found in southeastern Arizona. How cool is that? It’s very cool.
I could have jabbered on forever (you probably noticed) and still not have mentioned all the wonderful things happening now in the uplands as...
Hmm, when I said the botanical name of Mexican campion I kept adding an n to the name, as in lanciniata. Not sure where...
In 1881 botanists John and Sara Lemmon were collecting and botanizing in an area called Rucker Valley in the Chiricahua…
