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Fruit body 8 mm long; photographed in Las Cruces, NM, Nov 8 2016
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large shrub on volcanic tuff soil/gravel accumulation along river bank in canyon bottem
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Pine shaded understory in fallow, weedy pasture on low hillside in tuffaceous rhyolite gravels
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large shrub on volcanic tuff soil/gravel accumulation along river bank in canyon bottem
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Pine shaded understory in fallow, weedy pasture on low hillside in tuffaceous rhyolite gravels
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to commemorate my 10,000th posting of photos on CalPhoto, I honor an eminent botanist, my mentor, my friend, and a jolly companion, Dr. Richard Spellenberg, Professor Emeritus at NMSU, in appreciation for over 20 wonderful field trips into the wilds of southwestern Chihuahua over the past 10 years. He has always provided good scale for my photos, and my life.
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Pine shaded understory in fallow, weedy pasture on low hillside in tuffaceous rhyolite gravels
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semi-woody shrub in old burned area on steep slope of volcanic tuffaceous rhyolite rubble at mid-canyon. Showy flowers.
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Plants at roadside in coarse gravels of reddish volcanic rhyolite on grassy mid-slope hillside. Note the soft, woolly, spreading hairs on stems and phyllaries.
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semi-woody shrub in old burned area on steep slope of accumulated volcanic tuffaceous rhyolite rubble at mid-canyon. Showy flowers.
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Plants at roadside in coarse gravels of reddish volcanic rhyolite on grassy mid-slope hillside. This Mexican species seems to often occupy the same disturbed soil habitats at roadsides fence lines and fallow fields as the more northern 'Common Sunflower', Helianthus annuus, does in the US.
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Fruit body 5 mm long; photographed in Las Cruces, NM, Nov 8, 2016
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semi-woody shrub in old burned area on steep slope of accumulated volcanic tuffaceous rhyolite rubble at mid-canyon. Showy flowers.
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Plants at roadside in coarse gravels of reddish volcanic rhyolite on grassy mid-slope hillside. This Mexican species seems to often occupy the same disturbed soil habitats at roadsides fence lines and fallow fields as the more northern 'Common Sunflower', Helianthus annuus, does in the US.
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semi-woody shrub in old burned area on steep slope of accumulated volcanic tuffaceous rhyolite rubble at mid-canyon. Showy flowers.