The deaths point to a broader problem affecting the southwestern United States. Scientists raise red flag over emerging ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro ...

Tucker, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, carries on the ancient custom of plucking the fruit from the giant saguaro cactus, but she must work quickly. Once the rains soak the land ...

Keep an eye out for Arizona's iconic saguaro cactus flower as its blooming season is here for the early months of the summer.

Saguaros across the Tucson area are erupting with flowers in an unusual display not seen since 2021. Experts don't really ...

Curious about animals that eat cactus plants? Read on to learn about seven animals that expertly chow down on cacti and how they avoid harm.

"Saguaro's bloom at night ... "This is another example of a cactus that turns purple in response to cold weather." Candelabro produce reddish-purple fruit which have been part of Indigenous Mexican ...

The “Grandpa” saguaro at ... fleshy red fruit, which grows from the very tips of their arms and falls to the ground when ripe. Woodpeckers carve holes in the cactus’ trunks and arms, making ...

A decade-old cactus could only measure an inch in height ... the cactuses are beings with personhood. The nation makes saguaro fruit into jam, jelly or wine. "You give a blessing to start your ...

The magenta fruit ... coastal cactus species, including others in the Florida Keys. Far from the ocean, fiercer wildfires fueled by invasive grasses are putting the giant saguaro, that icon ...

Syrup made from Saguaro cactus fruit is used for ceremonies and as medicine. She said that the NPS even tried to ban harvesting of the fruit in the middle of the last century. Today, harvests are ...