Scientific Name: Euphorbia myrsinites Common name: myrtle spurge Family: Euphorbiaceae Article by Susan Bruneni Myrtle spurge can claim notoriety for two very opposite traits. On one hand it appears on at least seven lists of noxious weeds in the U.S. [...]

Scientific Names: Phlox nana Nutt. and Phlox nana ‘Perfect Pink’ Suggested pronunciation: floks  NAN-uh Common names: Santa Fe phlox, white-eyed phlox, canyon phlox, Santa Fe phlox ‘Perfect Pink’ Family: Polemoniaceae (phlox) Suggested pronunciation:  po-le-moh-nee-AY-see-ee Article by Janice Tucker Several years ago [...]

Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm. Synonym: P. cembroides var. edulis (Engelm.) Voss Suggested pronunciation: PY-nus Ed-yew-liss Common names: piñon pine, pinyon pine, two-needle pinyon, Colorado pinyon, American pinon, piñon Family:  Pinaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian Piñon in natural setting. [...]

Scientific Name: Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. Common name: juniper mistletoe Family: Santalaceae (sandalwoods) Credit: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, Phoradendron juniperinum on juniper (Juniperus monosperma), upper Dale Ball trails, Santa Fe. Flicker (CC BY 2.0). Article by Susan Bruneni [...]

Scientific name:  Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Suggested pronunciation: boo-te-LOO-uh  kurt-ih-PEN-dyoo-luh Varieties: B. curtipendula var. curtipendula  and B. curtipendula var. caespitosa Suggested pronunciation of varieties: kurt-ih-PEN-dyoo-luh,  kess-pi-TOH-suh           Common name: sideoats grama (sometimes spelled side-oats) Family: Poaceae (grass) Suggested pronunciation: poh-AY-see-ee USDA [...]

Scientific genus name: Schlumbergera Suggested pronunciation: schlum-BER-ger-uh Common names: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter cactus Photo credit: Flickr, "Cactus de Noël" by Jacques Mignon (CC BY 2.0). Family: Cactaceae Article by Jeanne Gozigian We have written in the past of [...]

Scientific name: Pinus heldreichii Christ Synonym: Pinus leucodermis Common name: Bosnian pine Family: Pinaceae Article by Susan Bruneni "Adonis", the 1,000+ year old Bosnian pine tree in Greece. Photo credit: http://www.arbnet.org/scientists-discover-grove-1000-year-old-trees-greece When University of Stockholm graduate student Paul [...]

Scientific name:  Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. Synonym: Oenothera caespitosa (*synonym epithet is spelled differently - more info in article. We use the accepted name according to this reference). Suggested pronunciation: ee-no-THEE-ruh kess-pi-TOH-suh Photo by Janice Tucker Common names: tufted [...]

Scientific name: Sphaerophysa salsula Suggesting pronunciation: S-fair-ee-o-FY-sa  sal-SU-la Common names: swainsonpea, Austrian pea, red bladder-vetch Family: Fabaceae (pea family) By Jeanne Gozigian Last spring was the first time I saw this pretty, deep red/orange/maroon flower growing along the walking path [...]

Article by Donita L. Frazier, DVM, PhD Roses – native or naturalized wild roses, old roses (dating prior to the development of hybrid tea roses in 1867), and modern cultivars- grow well in New Mexico. Perhaps you’ve admired them blooming [...]

Scientific name: Lonicera japonica Suggested pronunciation: luh-NIS-er-a juh-PON-ih-kuh Cultivar: Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ (hall-lee-AY-na) Common names: honeysuckle, Japanese honeysuckle, Hall’s honeysuckle, Hall’s Japanese honeysuckle, woodbine Family: Caprifoliaceae - honeysuckle. Suggested pronounciation: cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee USDA Zone: 4 - 9 (Santa Fe is in Zone [...]