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Solidago missouriensis
I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how...
Wild Lettuce in the HIlls
Lettuce has been cultivated for thousands of years and there is no longer the wild version of Lactuca sativa. Well duh, sativa does mean...
My Magical Monsoon Belief System
Well shoot, I spent so much time jabbering about my conversion to desert rat and monsoon believer that I left some stuff out. So...
My Milkweed Collection
I neglected to mention that milkweeds are no longer in their own family Asclepiadaceae, but have now been included in the dogbane family Apocynaceae....
Monsoon Pudding Days
I don’t think the botanical name Phemeranthus aurantiacus for our local flame flower is set in stone just yet. I went to the SEINet...
San Miguelito
I call Antigonon leptopus queens wreath, because that’s the name I first learned for it. If you looked up queen’s wreath you will find...