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VERY prevalent in the American Southwest. Reach up to 15 feet high, and ...
The aroma is very unique. Read more about this fascinating plant ...
Ball growth on stem that looks like dried flowers. This gall is caused by a ...
I observed a few of these beetles on desert marigold; pollen feeders?
A large herbivorous lizard, very heat toleralant also well camouflaged!
Tiny, dark green resinous leaves. Five-petaled yellow flowers, with white puffs ...
Especially liked the twisted trunk. This shrub must have held tight to the ...
Shot at the Senator's Wash Reservoir Day Use Area. California at the Arizona ...
Part the the Blister beetle family (meloidae), at first glance resembling a ...
Green with unique white markings along wings and body. Note long antennae.
Arizona Bordered Mantis, second or third instar. About 3 cm in length.
This is a very long-living plant. The oldest known
Habitat: Dry, open, disturbed areas to 7500', washes
and among
seeds. You can find these seed capsules on the ground under the
16 inches (40 cm), including the tail. Creamy whitish with a tan or brown ...
Almost comically, I saw it running across the road near the Visitors Center at ...
Contains Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, a potent antioxidant, which has been used ...
A smaller rattlesnake, this one approximately 2 feet long, lightly colored. ...
Dried plant that uproots and rolls across the desert in the wind.
Dense, white spines make this cactus look like it's fuzzy and soft. This is ...
Small, white and yellow flowers on low-growing, mound plant. The leaves are ...
Pink to white cactus ranging from short-round when young to tall and upright.
A beautiful magenta desert flower in full bloom. Desert four o'clocks are a ...
Orobanche cooperi is a species of broomrape known by the common name Cooper's ...
