Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...

Lithops, or "living stones," are a type of succulent native to the deserts of Africa. These fascinating plants get their name from their appearance, which resembles rocks or stones. They grow in ...

even if desert plants just happen to be present. But there is a botanical bash popping up in the festival-y fourth month, and it has a name that would look quite splendid on any concert banner ...

In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert, the flower opens ... They are searching for a plant called erodium texanum, (common names Texas stork’s bill or heronbill), a type ...

THE recent appearance of these three monographs is evidence of the very great interest now taken in the water relationships of desert plants, an interest which should be shared by those ...

"But it's certainly a truth that even these beautifully adapted desert plants have their limits," Kimberlie McCue, chief science officer at the Desert Botanical Garden, told Fox10 Phoenix.

In Argentina’s Neuquén province, local laws require that when oil companies decommission a drilling site in the Monte Desert, they dig furrows across the site to promote plant growth ...