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 ...

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

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

There are 49 species of pine tree native to North America. Non-native species have also been introduced to the United Sates, as ornamental trees in landscaping.

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

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Previous studies have found that women have greater knowledge of native species for food and medicinal use (Voeks & Leony 2004; Camou-Guerrero et al. 2008; Guimbo et al. 2011), whereas men possess ...

When we examined only trees with a DBH > 10 cm, we found the half-life to be 29.5 years, which places the forest fragment studied among the most dynamic of tropical forests. Over the seven-year period ...

One outstanding source for native plants is the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI, www.linpi.org), located at the Sisters of Saint Joseph property at 1725 Brentwood Road in Brentwood; it ...

In 2023, it was determined that Bradford pear trees showed qualities of invasive species, and the decision was made to make it illegal to purchase, grow, or plant these trees.