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Acaciela angustissima
Acaciela angustissima is the former Acacia angustissima. I suspect the name change is about priority. The plant already had a published name and then...
Stickleaf
Mentzelia pumila is in the Loasa family. Kearny and Peebles in Arizona Flora say, “the family is remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure...
Native Grasses in the Hills
I am not that great at identifying native grasses, but I keep on trying . Thank goodness some are really quite easy to ID...
Fall Asteraceae Festivals
Fall is just a blast with all the late season blooming plants, so maybe instead of a festival for all the different species, we...
Soaring Birds and Snake Cotton
Autumn is the season of migration for many avian species and in the borderlands of southern Arizona hummingbirds are passing through, sparrows are arriving...
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Arizona poppy, Mexican poppy and summer poppy are some of the common names for the beautiful annual wildflower Kallstroemia grandiflora. The common names are...