I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both ...

He started collecting desert plants off his mining claims and made a nursery…Two or three years later, he decided that cactus paid better than gold.” In the 1920s desert plants were ...

Wildlife and native species should thrive after the removal of invasive species along the 27 holes, which are now more ...

A new study finds that the Sonoran Desert’s iconic cactuses are suffering, not only from prolonged drought but also from ...

Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows.

Two Indigenous food educators led a tour showcasing edible and useful Sonoran Desert plants. Participants learned about palo verde flowers for tea, edamame-tasting pods and hunting woodrats.

Historically, Sonoran desert plants have not been conducive to widespread wildfires, but in recent decades, an invasion of nonnative grasses has drastically changed the outlook for the state.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Many native desert plants remain dormant for years, making short-term surveys ineffective for capturing the full scope of biodiversity. By using multi-year monitoring, scientists can better ...

UCR ecologist Loralee Larios and her colleagues found that Saharan mustard threatens native plants by overwhelming the desert's natural seed bank. The seed bank -- a reservoir of dormant seeds ...