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I love desert honeysuckle (Anisacanthus thurberi). It’s a favorite plant and I think that’s because of seeing it growing and flowering in that arroyo…
13 hours ago
Karoo Bush
I mention that the US Soil Conservation Service introduced and used Pentzia incana for erosion control back in the 1930s. And, I remembered that in 1…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Mild Winter Butterflies
The Dainty Sulfur (Nathalis iole) flies year round all over Arizona, especially on mild days. The western pygmy blue (Brefidium exile) is the smalles…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
A Mesquitey Tradition
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is found from central California, up through the Pacific Northwest, throughout the Rockies (variety glauca) and s…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Sycamores on a Gravelly Plain
I’ve written a few Growing Native episodes about sycamore trees over the years. There is just something about these large riparian trees. Oh, and if …
1 month ago
Milkweed Pod Glistening in Sun
In the summer it’s easy to spot a stand of horsetail milkweed (Asclepias subverticillata) along the side of the road with its slender leafed stems (a…
1 month, 1 week ago
Bush Muhly Along the Border
I remember now that I had recorded an episode about bush muhly (Muhlenbergia porteri) several years ago, so it must have been time to revisit this be…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
My Girl Friend Hanna
Doing an episode about desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides) is a November tradition. And, so is singing a verse of an old hymn that I like to fool a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Feral Persimmons
Seeing persimmons in an abandoned orchard at the Chiricahua National Monument pulled up a childhood memory and later I found myself pulling books off…
2 months ago