Ecoflora
March Ecoflora Challenge | Wildflower Wonders
Join the March EcoQuest: Wildflower Wonders. Find and map as many wildflowers as possible. Wildflower season is a cherished phenomenon in the Sonoran Desert. Blanketing the desert floor with impressive shapes and colors, these ephemeral wonders have specific...
February Ecoflora Challenge | Monarchs, Milkweed and Mystery
Join the February EcoQuest: Monarchs, Milkweeds and Mystery Find and map as many monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and milkweed plants (Asclepias spp.) as possible. Monarch butterflies are in severe decline, with numbers from 2020 showing the lowest ever...
January Ecoflora Challenge | Seize the Cheese
Join the January EcoQuest: Seize the Cheese Cheeseweed, Malva Parviflora, is a somewhat low-growing forb that can form large, overtaking clumps, sometimes the size of small shrubs. It has been documented in metro Phoenix since the early 1900s. The common name...
December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge
Join the December EcoQuest: Spot Spurge Find and map as many sandmat spurge plants (Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum) as possible. Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are often a botanical highlight of the holiday season, but this month we are taking a look at one of...
November EcoQuest Challenge | Broom Bloom
This EcoQuest is focused on desert broom (Baccharis sarothroides). Find and map as many desert broom as possible. As a bonus, see if you can also find great purple hairstreak butterflies (Atlides halesus). It’s that time of year, when desert broom starts to bloom,...
Nature Sightings | A Recap of Metro Phoenix EcoFlora Project Observations
For the last few months, Desert Botanical Garden and the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance have asked for your help to find and photograph the plants, animals and insects in your neighborhood, on local trails and around town. In doing so, you are helping the...