This was fun, thanks! Been living in the Sonoran Desert for 3 years & love these plants & so many others that thrive here. Different ones in various niches depending on elevation, water retention, soil, etc. Very diverse ecosystem!
Really well done. You saved me as I needed to introduce desert plants to my class during Covid-19. Its not the same as going there, but way better than my narrated powerpoint.
Thank you, Karen. We've been wanting to make another video with many more Sonoran plants. Our plans were recently derailed by the current conditions. Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing.
Thank you so much for your nature videos, as a camper i appreciate your love of nature. We miss so much of wonder by not paying attention to the beautiful world we live in
You're welcome. We're glad you enjoyed it. The Sonoran is a unique desert wonder. We hope you get to experience for yourself soon. Thank you for watching.
The individual features of the Sonoran Desert are quite interesting - perhaps often overlooked. Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing. :)
from what ive studied, creosote tar and the creosote bush are not related. The original creosote tar(coal tar) was derived from burning woods, the first was beechwood. This was the preservative they found to preserve meat and later telephone poles. Creosote the bush(chapparal) didn't have this use. They just have a similar name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creosote
It sure is. We've felt the heat many times in the Mojave. It's good to be prepared when traveling through it. Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing.
I'm jealous. Unfortunately I can't have everything I like in life in one place. I absolutely hate the cold so living in a desert with a massive cacti garden in my yard would be amazing. Its a shame trout and salmon need the cold water of the north to live. I didn't have the volume on, so you probably will find this a waste, but at 1:30 of your picture if the barrel cactus, there is a Santa Rita prickly pear in the background. 1:50 my heart ached seeing that barrel cactus uprooted. 3:34 there is a pencil cholla at the bottom of the video. 4:53 is an englemann prickly pear. Just north of you those monsters will live in the cold, but they don't stand tall like they do down there. 6"08 looks like a silver cholla. 6:34 is definitely a silver cholla. I'm surprised you didn't have a teddy bear cholla, but I'm sure you saw some. Great video.
It's nice to have someone who appreciates cacti so much respond to our video. They are so many to see. We just selected a few for this video. We have planned to do another video featuring some more Sonoran plants (...). Thank you for watching and subscribing.
I love cacti. I have 22 different species growing around the house. My wife is really sick of them taking over all of the window sills. I'm currently sitting in a basement that is about 55 degrees. I'll keep checking back to see your Sonoran videos.
Okay, when we lived there we always heard it was the foothill but I just saw one source that said the legislature did not distinguish so it could be either the foothill or blue. Nice video.
No problem. We answered your other comment before this one. Thanks for watching our video. We're glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for keeping us on our toes and sharing your comment. Happy travels.
Sorry for such a specific question, but can you identify the plants in the foreground of the photograph called "Mujer Angel" by Graciela Iturbide? It was taken in the Sonoran Desert in the 20th century, but I can't identify what kind of plant it is.
It's difficult to see in the photo. We're unsure. Sorry. We wish we could be of more help. If we find out, we'll let you know. Thank you very much for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing. :)
Actually, we're both right. The Palo Verde was named the Arizona State Tree in 1954, and the legislature didn't pick between the Foothill and Blue (both native to AZ). Therefore, both types qualify as the AZ State Tree. :)
Yes, it depends on the language one uses. They are known by different names in various cultures (languages). Tunas is often used to refer to the fruit of Prickly Pear cacti. Thanks for watching and commenting.
When I first visited AZ for the first time ever we pulled over to get gas and near by was a creosote bush and it stank. For the longest time I associated the Arizona desert with this stinky plant
but maybe it was used at some point> i don't know. As far as I can tell when i've ever looked it up they are mistaken because of the names being similar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrea_tridentata
Im looking for kineywood.. I called it by its native name palo azul. Botanical Name: Eysenhardtia orthocarpa. Do you know where in the desert I can find it? I live in AZ. I want to use it as a herbal tea. The tea turns blue.
Been here 10 yrs now From NY, I would never go bk , although I miss NY... nothing compared to the AZ beauty! Just wish they stop building so far out, more and more land is getting eliminated. Sad to see.
There are a lot of people that go to AZ and never go back - and the urban boundaries expand accordingly. It's grown a lot over the decades we've been there. Thanks for watching, liking, commenting, and subscribing. 🙂
There are certainly some plants that are dying. However, they're extremely minuscule in number compared to the vibrant, living plants. That's 'life' in the desert - as opposed to a managed garden. There is also no visual pattern to any of those that are dead. They are not in any type of straight line or area, rather they are just one here and one there - mostly far apart. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
