Drive-By Bebbia in the Borderlands
From Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey by Petey Mesquitey
May 3, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
The episode explores the joy of spotting unique plants in the borderlands, focusing on the sweetbush and its environment.
Fans of borderlands’ flora will tell you there is nothing better than spotting an interesting plant out the window of your truck as you rumble by and shouting, “What was that? Wait, stop, pull over!” A drive-by turns into a stop and go. The sweetbush (Bebbia juncea) that Marian and I saw on the day described in this episode was in rocky desert with lots of mesquite, acacia, tar bush and sumac. Sweetbush seems to like the “rocky” part of rocky desert. The photos are mine of blooming Bebbia juncea in a desert fence line. The American Lady butterflies (Vanessa…
People in this episode
Host: Petey Mesquitey
Topics covered
- borderlands flora
- plant spotting
- desert ecosystems
- Bebbia juncea
- American Lady butterflies
Keywords
- borderlands
- flora
- Bebbia juncea
- sweetbush
- desert
- plant identification
- American Lady butterflies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vanessa
Products: Bebbia juncea
Places: rocky desert, desert fence line
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