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Anemone tuberosa
Desert anemone (Anemone tuberosa) is in the Buttercup Family. Buttercups are the genus Ranuculus and so the family name is Ranunculaceae. It’s probably just...
Rejoice, spring is on the way
I suspect I talk about point-leaf manzantia ( Arctostaphylos pungens) every February, as it is the time of year when I’m feeling florally deprived...
Ladderbacks and Walnuts
I love the two large walnut trees found along our drive and how they always seem to sport a bird or two perching near...
Slow Moving Water
The Ol’ Guajolote is not alive with critters by the time it runs by our home. There are no fish or frogs or mud...
Desert Mule Deer
Maybe I should have called this show, Infundibula, blah, blah, blah, instead of Desert Mule Deer. I love to poke fun at scientific terms,...
Toxicodendron rydbergii
I was sort of right, but mainly wrong about poison ivy’s Latinized name. The species found in Arizona is Toxicodendron rydbergii, formerly Rhus radicans...