Plant Sightings

I think so. Just back from wildflower exploring in Arizona, we hunted blossoms and found spectacular displays of spring wildflowers […]

The  Flying Saucer Morning Glory (aka Mexican Morning Glory; Ipomoea  tricolor) is native to the tropical Americas, as well as

Epazote  (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) is a stinky  herb native to Central and South America, as well as Mexico.

Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is the famous source of the hallucinogen called mescaline. Native  to the deserts of Mexico and southwestern

There  are at least 137 species within the mint bush genus (Prostanthera  spp.), all of them are endemic to Australia,

The  Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) provided important ‘Bush Tucker’ (wild  food) for the Aboriginal of Australia, with large cones that

Desert  Date oil, extracted from the seeds of the Balanites aegyptiaca tree, has  been traditionally used for various purposes in

Mulungu (Erythrina mulungu, E. spp) is a leguminous tree from several species in of trees in trade for medicinal use

The  largest of the North American Oaks, Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)! Though  many people think California only has Oak trees

Fenugreek  (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a spice with a maple syrup aroma thought  to have been originally brought into cultivation in