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The 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....
Native Plants Gigs
Road trips with a truck load of native plants are a lot of work, but are especially satisfying when you head home with very...
Manduca sexta and Hyles lineata
In southeastern Arizona Datura wrightii is the preferred source of nectar for the moth Manduca sexta and you may also notice that the caterpillar,...
Bush Muhly
Bush muhly is the species Muhlenbergia porteri. There are over 40 species of muhlys found in Arizona and the southwest. It would be hard...
Fall and Moving Critters
I think that if I went back twenty or so years and looked at my notes, I would probably be waxing poetic about fall....
Season of Seasons
Though I jabber about several plants and animals here, the plant Mimosa dysocarpa is featured. ..well, I talk about it the most I think....