and as far south as Texas and Arizona.' Native to dry, arid environments, prickly pears can be grown in both hot and cold ...

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

Along a wash west of Oracle Road near Catalina State Park, a soaptree yucca juts from the desert floor like a 30-foot-tall toilet brush.

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

From Alaska across southern Canada all the way south to Tierra del Fuego — the southernmost point of South America — ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are a beloved native wildflower abuzz with butterflies and native bees. Flowering spring through ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

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Africanized "killer" bees are a hybrid species known for ... crucial role as pollinators in Arizona’s ecosystem, but these ...

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is funding the removal project as the giant reed is a wildfire hazard. The Arundo donax is native to Eastern Asia, according to the Center for ...

The Club at Starr Pass in Tucson, Arizona, has completed a desert restoration project that focused on removing invasive species that choked out native plants. The work also improved sustainability and ...