The data is based upon Sonoran Desert cactus and agaves, so the information is local to our microclimate and soils. As a highly-visual thinker, I have to imagine what's going on underground ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are a vital part of ecosystems around the world — including to climate-threatened saguaros here in the ...

They are native to the Sonoran Desert and are well-adapted to survive in hot, dry conditions. Saguaro Cactus Flowers. The saguaro cactus is one of the few cacti that produces a flower.

The Senita cactus (Lophocoreus schottii) is one of the multi-stemmed columnar cacti found in the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and Baja California. Their stems can grow to be 15 feet (4.6 m ...

Bearing the state flower of Arizona, the saguaro cactus remains an essential part of the Sonoran Desert’s identity. The 40-60 foot-tall saguaro and its fruit are great natural resources for both ...

Plants grow slowly in a desert. According to the National Park Service, “A saguaro grows between 1 and 1.5 inches in the first eight years of its life.” It takes at least 35 years to reach ...

She approached the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, of which she is a member, to sponsor the Sonoran Desert Florilegium Program, an idea that had been simmering in her mind for several years.

The Sonoran Desert ecosystem is “only” about 10,000 years old, meaning it’s inherently unstable, Lata adds, with a blend of species still sorting out hierarchy and patterns. Some are adapted ...

The Desert Globemallow, or Apricot Mallow, (Sphaeralcea ambigua) brings a sea of orange to the springtime landscape of the Sonoran Desert. With rain, the five-petal flowers can bloom year-round.

The museum's plants represent some of the more striking Sonoran Desert natives. As Jason Wiley, one of the museum's horticulturists, said, "The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum has a strong sense of ...

Fires accelerated by climate change, along with invasive plants and urban sprawl, threaten the saguaros, a keystone species of the Sonoran Desert and a celebrated symbol of the Southwest. A ...