A group of cacti species native to a remote Chilean desert has been poached to near extinction, thanks in part to social media crazes continents away. According to a new report from the International ...

BATIMORE, Md. — Inside the plant shop B. Willow, owner Liz Vayda carefully tends to her livelihood. “Plants are the basis of life,” she said. Yet, they’re also the basis of something else: a lucrative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct due to rising ...

Despite their prickly appearance, cacti make a great addition to any home and garden space. With their diverse shapes, sizes and colors, these desert-loving plants thrive in various environments, ...

Low-lying coastal areas like the Florida Keys, which are only a few feet above sea level to begin with, are particularly vulnerable to climate change-induced sea-level rise. A new study details the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Colorado hookless cactus is a small, ...

Our region’s cacti are adapted to dry, hot conditions and thrive where many plants cannot. Cacti have lost their leaves and developed fleshy, photosynthetic stems containing water-storing pulp. Cactus ...

One of the pleasures of the colder months is the opportunity to plan next year’s garden while staying inside where it’s warm. If you are thinking about adding something new to your landscape, why not ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today again protected the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after ...

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple entities in the U.S. and the U.K. has found that the number of cactus species at risk of extinction is likely to increase this century as a result of ...