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 ...

The desert prickly-pear, known to botanists as Opuntia phaeacantha, is the Southwest's most widespread and abundant species of cactus. Unlike the giant saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) that is restricted ...

I sat by the side of the road with the Mexican women peeling prickly pear fruit in the shadow of Teotihuacan. We waited as my Mexican cousins bargained for relics with the local farmers who dug them ...

In my official job as Associate Public Relations Director, Human and Animal, I stay close to home on the grounds around here. That doesn't mean I don't know what's going on in the neighborhood. One of ...

JUICY PECKING: Even if we've never tried it, we know the red, oblong orbs that periodically top prickly pear to be tasty. We only need watch a nature film, where birds and other winged and clawed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Resource and pollen limitation, as well as pollen/ovule incompatibility, have been proposed as causes to explain fruit abortion. To assess ...

Prickly pears are iconic cacti that are easily identified by their paddle-shaped leaves. Native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, these resilient cacti have adapted to thrive in ...

If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...

There’s a new buzzy beverage in town—and it’s loaded with all the electrolytes you need to file it under “Instagrammable hydration must-have.” Yep, we’re talking about water derived from your fave ...