In my quest to find out which native plants are host plants for butterflies, I found out one of them is Desert Mistletoe. When I saw a photo of the butterfly that uses it for a host, I realized I photographed one of them last year without realizing what it was!
I brought up the image; looked closer at the branch he was sitting on and darned if there weren’t sprigs of Desert Mistletoe. Pretty cool 🙂 Here’s a closer shot of the Desert Mistletoe sprigs. It’s on a Foothill Palo Verde.
Foothill Palo Verde are blooming. Look closely at the flowers the next time you pass one. They’re really beautiful.
But don’t get too close or you might go home with some critters. I didn’t even notice these guys until I brought the photos up on my computer screen 🙂
This Foothill Palo Verde trunk caught my attention yesterday. The Foothill PV is usually easy to identify because of the horizontal banding on the bark. The motion was added by zooming my lens as I snapped the shutter. I then added some more color and contrast.
