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Autumnal Native Grasses
The villain in this show is the grass Enneapogon cenchroides or soft feather pappus grass. There are many invasive exotic grasses that have changed...
Sonoran Indian Mallow (Abutilon mollicomun)
Well, first things first, Abutilon sonorae is now Abutilon mollicomun. I should have checked my favorite web site SEINet so as to be current...
Owl on 666
A true story about an injured great horned owl, a favorite chicken and a jacket. I originally wrote this show at the beginning of...
Desert Dreamscapes
l like the genus name Amoreuxia. I think it may be the “euxia” part that feels so pleasant to say. And the specific epithet...
My Little Sweet Potato
When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky a lot of folks called sweet potatoes yams. Even in the grocery stores they were...
King of the Dogs and Queen of the Night
When I initially wrote this story I was using Lyman Benson’s The Cactus of Arizona as my reference and the queen of the night...