Thoughtfully written and gorgeously illustrated in watercolor sketches by ... further an empire of cactus: “At 106,000 square miles (11,300 in California), the low desert of the Sonoran Desert ...

“Nobody wants a two-inch cactus needle to go through them.” Many ecosystems evolved to live with wildfire, but the Sonoran Desert is not one of them. Saguaros have no defense against ...

But when Logan Sligar saw cactus, he saw opportunity. Now, almost seven years later, Sligar's High Desert Vodka has hit stores and restaurants across Austin with the help of prickly pear cactus ...

The Cactus to Clouds trek stands out in a state ... "It's probably the toughest hike you can do in the U.S.," Ray Wilson told the Desert Sun in 1995. "It's like being on a Stairmaster all day." ...

Clockwise from top: Ariocarpus retusus, a slow-growing cactus found mostly in Mexico; Thelocactus hastifer, a desert cactus native to the same country; and Pseudolithos cubiformis, a small ...

Interest in having cacti as houseplants grew around the world — and so did cactus theft. From the American Southwest to South Africa, desert plants have been targets of plant poaching.