Whitethorn Acacia (Vachellia constricta) is ubiquitous in Sabino Canyon and most of Tucson. For this month’s plant, I …
Canyon Life
Tumamoc Globeberry
Sabino, a refuge for Tumamoc globeberry... Biologist Frank Reichenbacher points to Tumamoc globeberry (Tumamoca …
Slender Grama and Needle Grama
Native grasses help to prevent erosion and provide food and shelter for many of the desert creatures. Deer, Javalina, …
Skeleton Weed & Wright’s Buckwheat
Familiar common names that you might have heard are Buckwheat, Sorrel, Rhubarb and Dock. The Buckwheat, or …
Saguaro
Video by Peter Angerbauer …
Sacred Datura
The flowers open at night and are visible early in the day. The flowers will often wilt in the heat or sun. Plants of …
Oaks of Sabino Canyon
The Netleaf Oak is usually known from higher elevations and it was a surprise when one of our Naturalists (Fred Heath) …
Mustards
There are at least 15 different species of Brassicaceae in Sabino Canyon. Taxonomically, plants in a family all have …
Indian Mallow
Other common names for each of these include Shrubby Indian Mallow, Yellow Indian Mallow, Yellow Flower Indian …
Hairy Bowlesia
Hairy (or Hoary) Bowlesia (Bowlesia incana) is one of the first plants that we see coming up in the spring. This …
Ephedra
Ephedra species are in the group of seed producing plants called Gymnosperms that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo and …
Desert Zinnia & Paper Flower
You can distinguish the Desert Zinnia by it's white flowers vs. the yellow Paper Flower. Paper Flowers are taller and …
Desert Senna
There’s lots of Desert Senna (Senna covesii) blooming in Sabino Canyon right now. Despite little rain this summer, the …
Desert Night-Blooming Cereus
Also known as Queen of the Night and Reina de la Noche Most of us have taken a break from Sabino Canyon for the …
Desert Ferns
There are 13 species of ferns observed and documented in Lower Sabino Canyon. Ferns in the Desert???!!! Usually …
Desert Christmas Cactus
Cactus flowers are usually showy and have many stamens, petals and sepals May is Getting hot. Hard to think about …
Chia
Did you know that Chia is growing in Sabino Canyon? Did you know that Chia is growing in Sabino Canyon? The …
Chain Fruit Cholla
The Chain-fruit Cholla blooms from May through August at elevations from 1000 to 4000 ft. So be sure to look for the …
Burroweed
Burro WHAT? Lots of shrubby, yellow flowering bushes are around this time of year. One of these plants is Isocoma …
Brittlebush
Hairy leaves helps the plant to retain moisture and shields the leaves from the sun April 2019 was a spectacular spring …
Barrel Cactus
The cacti of the genus Ferocactus are varied and can range from less than a foot tall to as much as 12 …