Researchers are concerned the declines will lessen the scale of and in some cases possibly eliminate the large saguaro forests in Arizona.

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental ...

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

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This majestic cactus is found only in the Sonoran Desert ... "But it's certainly a truth that even these beautifully-adapted desert plants have their limits." Information for this story was ...

The fruit are ready to be picked when the cactus gives them up easily ... of Indigenous knowledge for society at large. Native desert plants are common in landscaping across Arizona to use ...

The saguaro cactus, an icon of the American Southwest ... Fruits that develop from pollinated flowers feed desert mammals, reptiles, and even humans. In this way, the work of pollinators echoes ...

Saguaro cactuses tower over Arizona's desert ... flowers, their lifespan, their arms and the unusual crests some grow, to name a few — their height may be one of the biggest distinctions. While they ...

looking up at a butte formation called Hole in the Rock before going deeper into the desert and looking for palo verde trees. “These flowers, you can make tea out of them,” said Twila ...

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