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A Shrine in the Woodland
We have gone back to the shrine at the base of the walnut tree a couple more times. It’s a beautiful woodland and somehow...
Halt the Heat and Cue the Cool!
It feels like there have a been a couple false starts to fall, at least temperature wise, but maybe the cool days of autumn...
Mother of All Chiles
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum is thought to be the mother all chiles, because so many cultivars of peppers have come from this wild rascal....
Verbena neomexicana
I’m telling you, late summer and fall are great times to get out into the hills, especially if you want to find interesting plants....
Jackass Clover and Clammy Weed
Jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and the botanical name of clammy weed is Polanisia dodecandra. They are both in the Cleome family Cleomaceae. Many...
Roadside Jungles
You know you haven’t been hiking or botanizing out in the desert or grassland enough when you look to the roadsides for interesting plants,...