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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...
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...