Don't Bust the Crust! Badge Zip Up Hoodie Size:M This specimen is just starting

This specimen is just starting to come out of its winter dormancy and will grow back it's leaves soon

Fertilize: During the winter growing season with Super Kabuto Fertilizer

Oophaga speciosa is survived by 12 other species of Oophaga

the lower part is leafless

SPLENDID POISONOUS FRIEND

Don't Bust the Crust! Badge Zip Up Hoodie Size:M This specimen is just startingCryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, grow together in desert soils gluing soil particles together to form a living symbiotic matrix. These cryptic lifeforms vital to the health of arid ecosystems, are also highly vulnerable to human disturbance. For decades, Jayne Belnap and the amazing folks at the National Parks Service (NPS) have acted as human advocates for these remarkable and unassuming