Siberian elm ( Ulmus pumila ) is a relatively common tree around Great Basin towns, as it is easy to grow and doesn't need much water...

This shrub or small tree can create quite a thicket along a creek. It's one of several willows in the area. The narrow, long leaves ar...

  Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany ( Cercocarpus ledifolius ) is a small tree or shrub in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It has dense wood and wa...

Woohoo, after a many-year break, this blog is going again. With the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, it's time to #ExploreYourBackyard. S...

 I was taken aback to see this delicate flower from the Lily Family (Liliaceae) gracing a dry, gravelly slope above a road cut. This is wi...

I saw a pink flowering bush along the side of the road in southern Snake Valley and stopped to take a closer look. Imagine my surprise ...

 This member of the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) with its four-petaled yellow flowers is American yellowrocket ( Barbarea orthoceras ). I...