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 ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Where other desert plants fail to grow, the Holmgren's milk-vetch thrives ... In 1999, the Center and our allies petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list both the Holmgren's milk vetch ...

The Daily Press asked seasoned High Desert gardeners what their secrets were for growing a healthy assortment of plants ...

Two Indigenous food educators led a tour showcasing edible and useful Sonoran Desert plants. Participants learned about palo verde flowers for tea, edamame-tasting pods and hunting woodrats.

Big picture view: Not all the cacti are dying. "But it's certainly a truth that even these beautifully-adapted desert plants have their limits." Information for this story was provided by the ...