The fruit of the barrel cactus thrives - and offers a tangy taste ... retired director of natural history at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. "The fruit remains until something eats it, usually ...

Images of a cactus that looks like a couple kissing ... other cactuses,” ecologist Bill Peachey told The Arizona Republic. “In fact, barrel cactuses are more commonly crested than saguaros.

Some reserve their main color show for later in the year. One example is the Arizona barrel cactus, which produces orange-red or yellow flowers in August or September, much later than most cacti.

Our list of the best botanic gardens in Southern California spans Santa Barbara to San Diego and includes gardens everyone ...

Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights stands as one of Arizona’s most peculiar and fascinating landmarks, a desert mirage that’s ...

While Tovrea Castle is undoubtedly the star attraction, the surrounding area offers additional points of interest for ...

Arizona is home to world record holding animals and insects. That includes this cute critter, which is the smallest of its ...

The Lute and Bobbi Olson Court at McKale Center hasn’t featured the historic cactus logo for more than a decade. But the ...

Arizona’s iconic saguaros are struggling with extreme urban heat, which is causing illness, collapse, and fewer young cacti.

A cactus in Colorado is recovering, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service was able to take it off the endangered species list after it was considered a federally threatened species for nearly ...

ABC15 Meteorologist Ashlee DeMartino talked with the Desert Botanical Garden during the Saguaro Census 2025 to get an update ...