Many desert plants are built to protect their water stores, and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, can be a painful experience, especially when ...

Abella, S.R. Disturbance and plant succession in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts ... in Arizona's hot desert: The advantages of container stock. Native Plants Journal 5, 173-180 (2004).

Beyond the saguaros, an intricate web of life flourishes. Mesquite and palo verde trees provide shade and sustenance while ...

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 ...

The Sonoran Desert hasn't always burned the way it has ... like leaving native plants alone and weed-eating and burning invasive ones. "My strategy is to acknowledge the problem when it exists ...

The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant ... for members of the nearby Tohono O’odham Nation, and many desert residents ...

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a sprawling natural sanctuary showcasing the Sonoran Desert's rugged beauty ... fauna ­­– more than 1,000 types of plants and animals have been identified ...