Explore the rugged terrain and rare plants at one of Arizona's newest and barely visited national monuments, a serene cactus forest in the middle of the desert.

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

and none are better defended than the cactus. Filming in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, can be a painful experience, especially when getting low to the ground to film a bugs-eye view. I found ...

A Harris's antelope squirrel amongst the spines of the cholla cactus, where it painstakingly ... comical heat dumping behaviour in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, the crew had to be very aware of ...

I was absorbed into stories about the saguaro cactus, native to and a symbol of the desert (its blossom is the state flower of Arizona). They live long – some can reach 150 to 200 years – and ...

According to Arizona State Parks & Trails, cactus wrens make their homes out of desert flora, including cactuses like the cholla and saguaro or thorny plants like the mesquite and palo verde.