Discover the vibrant world of African vegan salads with cactus! These unique and delicious salads are not only packed with ...

I lead a foraging walk with visiting fellows from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. I pointed out Prickly Pear ...

Roy Foss started the nursery in Newport in 1963. He and his wife, Gerry, moved the business in 2005 to Yachats, where they narrowed their focused to succulents and cactus. They had been looking for a ...

Indoor succulents have become the stars of social media and a must-have accessory for any modern home. Most are known for ...

In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings.

While cacti are prized for their unusual and architectural qualities, some of the most popular varieties are illegal, and dangerous if allowed to go wild. "They're hardy, they're easy to look after ...

2010, Short et al., 2011). Cacti have a wide distribution in the Americas and a single epiphytic species that also reaches Africa and Asia. Apart from two poorly known species, Goettsch et al. (2015) ...

By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant tortoises ...

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Although often overlooked, the cacti found in North and South American deserts fit this purpose nicely, and as an added bonus most species have colorful, often spectacular, blooms. While there are ...