Many ecosystems evolved to live with wildfire, but the Sonoran Desert is not one ... Around age 50, the cactus starts growing arms, which also flower. The saguaro’s pleated trunk won’t ...

But not because of redwoods or sequoias or any other trees. The superstar of the Sonoran Desert is the saguaro cactus. From a distance an observer might be forgiven for wondering why someone ...

Imagine standing under a midnight sky in the heart of the Sonoran Desert ... of miles just to feast on saguaro blooms, highlighting the cactus’s vital role in the desert’s food web.

A clandestine group has spent thousands of hours searching the Sonoran ... Saguaro Society began searching the approximately 100,000-square-mile desert for crested saguaros — the largest cactus ...

Stephanie Sy has more on what those trends mean for ecosystems in the Sonoran desert. An icon of the desert, the saguaro cactus, is being threatened by drought conditions and rising temperatures.

In this episode of Valley 101, in conjunction with The Lab, we're exploring two questions: Why does the saguaro cactus only grow in the Sonoran Desert? And how many are there? Listen to Valley 101 ...

The iconic Saguaro cactus is struggling as heat and drought ... This majestic cactus is found only in the Sonoran Desert. But over the last five years, people are noticing more and more of them ...

Worry about the saguaros led locals to feverishly call cactus expert Tania ... O'odham Nation, the saguaro is revered. Tohono O’odham have lived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years ...

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