You might have been driving around Tucson these last few weeks and noticed our beloved saguaros have been sporting new hairdos. No, they're not growing baby avocados at the crown of their heads. These ...

You might have been driving around Tucson these last few weeks and noticed our beloved saguaros have been sporting new hairdos. No, they're not growing baby avocados at the crown of their heads ...

Bearing the state flower of Arizona, the saguaro cactus remains an essential part of the Sonoran Desert’s identity. The 40-60 foot-tall saguaro and its fruit are great natural resources for both ...

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...

If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...

For around 200 years, a special saguaro cactus stood tall in the Arizona desert. Its longest arms stretched almost 30 feet into the air. And now that desert giant has fallen. Its trunks have ...

A child belonging to the Hohokam culture who died in southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert 500 to 1,000 years ago appears to have been fed a special diet in the final weeks of life that included hundreds ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) — For thousands of years, one plant has served as the sentinel of the Sonoran Desert. Thriving through three distinct biomes and migrating north from Mexico over several million ...

Is there a giant saguaro cactus in your yard or neighborhood? The saguaro is a desert plant that is hard to miss. At up to 53 feet in height, the saguaro (pronounced sah-wah'-roe) is the tallest ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Phenology is the study of biological life cycle events, such as flowering and migration. Climate patterns can alter these ...

When most of us gaze upon the mighty saguaro, we see a strong, stately symbol of our desert home. When Joe Mulhatton saw the indigenous Sonoran cactus, he saw only menace, only evil. It has been more ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Artist, Helen Hornberger, revived the ...