And frankly, nothing tops cacti in that department. Although cacti developed their slew of spines and bristles to minimize evaporation loss in arid climates and defend against thirsty animals ...

Cactus Care While some other types of cacti might bloom around Easter, they’re not technically an Easter cactus. That title goes to a different plant: Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri. With the common name ...

Their beautiful flower grows between the leaves. Some species of agave plants (succulents not cacti) are also called Needle and Thread plants because the spiny tip and stringy leaf margin can be ...

But reaching out of nooks in the cracked crust along the desert's coast, there lie thousands of Copiapoa cacti. A cactus group made up of more than 30 species, Copiapoa are found only in Chile. They ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in ... These tiny owls have become synonymous with wild Sonoran Desert: Endangered Species Act protections for the owl ...