Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

Explore the rugged terrain and rare plants at one of Arizona's newest and barely visited national monuments, a serene cactus forest in the middle of the desert.

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran ...

According to Arizona State Parks & Trails, cactus wrens make their homes out of desert flora, including cactuses like the cholla and saguaro or thorny plants like the mesquite and palo verde.