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Brickellia floribunda
I can’t believe I almost let November go by without at least mentioning desert broom (Baccahris sarothroides). It is the native plant the folks...
Sumac Fall color
There are around 150 species of Rhus (sumacs) found around the world in temperate regions. They are found in both North and South America...
Desert Dreamscapes
I love the botanical name Amoreuxia. I think it may be the “euxia” part that feels so pleasant to say. And the specific epithet...
Sacred Datura
Solanaceae is the nightshade family and according to my Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada, there...
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...