Latest Episodes
0
Morning Songs
My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day. If...
0
The Melampus Daisy
There are a dozen species of Melampodium and I wonder which one Linnaeus was looking at when he honored Melampus with the genus name....
0
Fall Festival of Fall Blooming Asteraceae
It’’s true that every year I jump and shout about the fall blooming plants in the Aster family (Asteraceae) and I proclaim that there...
0
Mountain Oxeye and Red Bordered Satyrs, Oh My!
Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of blooming plants and plants with leaves changing color as they prepare to...
0
Jackass Clover and Clammy Weed
The botanical name for jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and for clammy weed it’s Polanisia dodecandra. I translate those very cool names in this...
0
The Western Grape Skeletonizer
At our little homestead we have more than enough canyon grape vines (Vitis arizonica) to share with the voracious caterpillars of the western grape...