What's New on the Sonoran Desert Naturalist Pages?

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May 2^nd, 2008:
Outdoor enthusiasts find that freedom from noise and freedom from restrictions collide at Hassayampa Box Canyon.
April 30^th, 2008
Appearing as dollops of orange sherbert these spring flowers don't last long once the summer heat returns - like this Coulter's Globe Mallow.
April 24^th, 2008
So many shades of yellow in the Sonoran Desert - like this Desert Evening Primrose.
Apr. 21^st, 2008
This arachnid really likes eating termites. But people still have trouble accepting this enemy of their enemy as a friend: Arizona Bark Scorpion
April 3^rd, 2008
Snow in the Sonoran Desert does not last long in the heat of the day. Evening Snow
March 31^st, 2008
Most flower's pollen is yellow, but this one has blue pollen. Why? Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia
March 20^th, 2008
If your busy friends could slow down just a bit and take a look they wouldn't ask why you're lieing flat in the desert. White Easterbonnets
March 11^th, 2008
Psyllium helps keep humans regular and desert soils in place! Indianwheat
February 20^st, 2008
Serpent-like cactus tempts passing birds with sweet red fruit: It's how Nightblooming Cereus disperses its seeds.
February 14^st, 2008
This spring do yourself a treat and go out and smell a Brownfoot
February 1^st, 2008
Nodding spike of white flowers touched with red: Booth's Suncup
January 30^th, 2008
A quintesential desert plant: Wand Holdback
January 16^th, 2008:
Will the Solitude be Broken at Buckeye Hills?
Jan. 11^th, 2008
Sonoran Desert Plant Guide ordered by Family: Sonoran Desert Flora
Dec. 20^th, 2007
Water Strider on Ice: Gerrids
Nov 30^th, 2007
Expanding the Plant Family pages for the the Sonoran Desert Field Guide: Sonoran Desert Sumacs
Oct 31^st, 2007
Expanding the Plant Family pages for the the Sonoran Desert Field Guide: Sonoran Desert Borages
Oct 18^th, 2007
Ancient, cone-bearing shrub: Long-leaf Joint-Fir
Oct 10^th, 2007
Plant families, like human families, also have more in common than just a name: Sonoran Desert Nyctaginaceae
Oct 3^rd, 2007
Looking for Velvet in the Desert: Yellow Feltplant
Sept. 26^th, 2007
Is this the World's worst weed?: Purple Nutsedge
Aug. 27^th, 2007
This weed is listed as "edible". What does it tast like? Desert Horse-purslane
Aug. 27^th, 2007
Here's another very delicate and attractive grass native to the Sonoran Desert: Needle Grass
Aug. 23^rd, 2007
These bright red berries are rather tasty and certainly not poisonous: Wolfberries
Aug. 20^th, 2007
Finding Silver in the Sonoran Desert: Narrow-leaf Silverbush
July 17^th, 2007
What would a desert be without thorny plants? This is the one of the Sonoran Desert's most common species: Graythorn
July 15^th, 2007
These small spiders are common on the walls of homes in the Sonoran Desert: Wall Spider
June 18^th, 2007
Oleander Shrubs in Arizona could be wiped out: Smoketree Sharpshooter
June 12^th, 2007
Native Fire Ant photo by Dale Ward Sting Hard!
May 30^th, 2007
Beautiful, tropical duck: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
May 8^th, 2007
Black smudges on Bermuda Grass are Smut Teleospores
April 25^th, 2007
Butterflies Sipping Sap: Arizona Sisters
April 6^th, 2007
Adding more pages to the field guide: Cane Cholla, Emory Oak, Narrowleaf Goldenbush, and Owl's Clover.
March 3^rd, 2007
Brightly colored aphids are probably poisonous to birds
January 12^th, 2007
Where the Sonoran Desert meets Inland Chaparral: Mountain Mahogany
December 28^th, 2006
You know you're a plant lover when you get excited upon finding a new shrub species that is Plain and Inconspicuous
December 4^th, 2006
Smooth, Succulent, Sage-Green Stems. Desert Milkweed
November 29^th, 2006
A Touch of the Mojave. The Joshua Tree
November 14^th, 2006
The Pygmy Blue may be the smallest of all butterflies
November 6^th, 2006
Sometimes even good insurance doesn't work: Lynx Takes Queen
September 27^th, 2006
The Sonoran Desert is Home to a surprising number of beautiful butterflies: California Checkerspot
September 20^th, 2006
A spiny cucumber with big black seeds: Big Root
September 12^th, 2006
The Sonoran Desert ecosystem has many players: Hop Bush
September 8^th, 2006
Only Bumblebee common in the Sonoran Desert: Sonoran Bumblebee
September 7^th, 2006
Details under magnification - like a schizocarp. Sida
August 30^th, 2006
Not really dangerous, but it can squirt you! Leaf-footed Bug
July 21^st, 2006
Inspirational art work by Frances Plagens
July 1^st, 2006
Check out this Beautiful Boy Bee: Green Halictid Bee
May 17^th, 2006
Digital photos are just too easy. Let's try some more watercolors instead: Snapdragon Bush and Paper Flower
April 16^th, 2006
A bit out of place in the Sonoran Desert: Cliff Chipmunk
Feb. 1^st, 2006
Quite common, but might go unnoticed: Brickel Bush
Jan 15^th, 2006:
Chaparral in the Sonoran: Shrub Live Oak -do you like this pen & ink?
Oct, 8^th, 2005:
Dragonfies: Filligree Skimmer, Red Rock Skimmer, Variegated Meadowhawk and Gray Sand Dragon
Sept. 15^th, 2005:
Lowland Leopard Frog: Uncommon Frog.
June 30^th, 2005:
Metalic Woodboring Beetle Armor-plated, aeronautical gems
June 19^th, 2005:
Gambel's Quail Life can be dangerous for these lovely, tasty birds
June 12^th, 2005:
Puncture Vines Don't Step on Me!
June 11^th, 2005:
Miniature Agaves? Rock Echeveria
May 22^nd, 2005:
Saguaro in bloom. Added photos of saguaro cactus flowers
May 18^th, 2005:
Round-tail Ground Squirrel Not a gopher! Not a prairie dog either.
January 30^th, 2005:
Mojave Desert Star Beautiful Dwarf Wildflower
January 24^th, 2005:
KOFA Moutains & Palm Canyon Spring Spectacular
December 22^nd, 2004:
Canyon Tree Frog Camouflaged and hard to see.
November 7^th, 2004:
Giant Crab Spider Scary, but not dangerous.
June 14^th, 2004:
Giant Hairy Scorpion Scary, but not dangerous.
May 23^rd, 2004:
Roadrunner. Beep! Beep!
May 19^th, 2004:
Largest Flowering Plant in the USA: Fremont Cottonwood
Mar. 12^th, 2004:
Don't weigh yourself with this waxy scale!
Feb. 26^th, 2004:
Dainty Sulphur A Lovely Tiny Butterfly!
Oct. 25^th, 2003:
Mediterranean Gecko Go!
Oct. 11^th, 2003:
Mojave Aster Go! and Centaury Go! - new wildflowers in fieldguide section.
Aug. 24^th, 2003:
Colorful Tiger Rattlesnake at Piestewa Peak. Go!
June 22^nd, 2003:
Enigma - Mystery and Wonder in the Desert Southwest.Go!
June 9^th, 2003:
Globe Mallow's hue is a springtime favorite. Go!
April 23^rd, 2003:
Hillside, Arizona: A rattlesnake (mojave?) is encouraged to remove itself from the roadway. Go!
March 16^th, 2003:
Tonopah, Arizona: Saddle Mountain and Palo Verde Hills Go!
January 11^th, 2003:
Arizona Registry of Big Trees. Arizona is home to 72 species that are largest of their kind in the United States. Go!
November 9^th, 2002:
Almanac of News articles arranged on Yearly Calendar. Go!
October 13^th, 2002:
Fall Wildflowers at Vulture Peak Go!
September 15^th, 2002:
Desert Warfare! Army Ants on the warpath! Go!
September 12^th, 2002:
The Field Guide has been expanded with more pictures of animals such as insects and birds. Go!
August 11^th, 2002:
New page about the Goldfield Moutains near Apache Junction, AZ Go!
August 6^th, 2002:
Chain Fruit Cholla in Field Guide: Picture and description. Go!
June 9^th, 2002:
New photos in Field Guide: A stately Saguaro Cactus poised above the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Go!
May 1^st, 2002:
Papago Park, a convenient desert preserve and home to the Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Gardens. Go!