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Acorn Gatherers
The art is by Cicely Mary Barker. Friend Kat Armstrong sent it my way. Bless her heart. I had forgotten that fairies gather acorns...
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Bigtooth Maple
The bigtooth maple is no longer in its own family of Aceraceae, but is in Sapindaceae. Molecular taxonomy keeps us plant geeks on our...
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Desert Peony
There are three species of Acourtia found in Arizona. If you are a desert rat of sorts, say you walk around, poke around in...
Morning Songs
My made up morning melodies are not nearly as amazing as the songs of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the...
Cool Vine in a Shady Woodland
The specific epithet ligusticifolia for this Clematis means that the plant has leaves like Ligusticum or lovage. I used the name Levisticum for lovage...
Threadleaf Groundsel
I meant to mention in this ramble that in old range plant books and even in some floras, it’s noted that this plant is...