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Back to SearchAsclepias involucrata
An episode written and recorded amidst the cluttered space that I call “books and bones.” Asclepias involucrata has a wide range in the southwestern …
2 months, 1 week ago
The King of Klutter
Arizona white oak is Quercus arizonica. I’ve come across some magnificent ones over the last 30 years of living near them. We planted a few in our ya…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Magical Monsoon Moisture
The photo is mine and taken from our place looking west toward the Dragoons. I call the photo, “Come to Poppa.”
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Mexican Hog-Nosed Snake
I first learned this snake as the western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus). It’s now called the Mexican hog-nosed snake (H. kennerlyi). And this i…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
What's Going On Quest
Spotting Wyoming paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) with those bright red inflorescences out on that gravelly plain in a thicket of Apache plume wa…
3 months ago
Burs in My Flip Flops and I Don't Care.
The distinctive odor of canyon ragweed (Ambrosia ambrosioides) is so Sonoran Desert. Hey, burs in your flip flops is a very Sonoran Desert thing too …
3 months, 1 week ago
Amphibians and Reptiles, Oh My!
This episode of Growing Native is a rambling reminiscence about amphibians and reptiles. With the monsoon starting up here in the borderlands I think…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Jaunt to the Woodlands
The common name Firecracker Bush is a good one for Bouvardia ternifolia with its clusters of glowing scarlet flowers that look like small floral expl…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Scruffy Grassland Report
Some spring time banter about the soaptree yuccas (Yucca elata) and pale wolfberry plants (Lycium pallidum) found in the scruffy grassland surroundin…
4 months ago
Urban Renewal, Wild Escape and Shindaggers
The little urban park in Tucson where part of this episode takes place has always been nice renewal before hitting the road for the two hour trip hom…
4 months, 1 week ago