In the northern Sonoran Desert, near Phoenix, red brome is the primary troublemaker, says Mary Lata, a fire ecologist with the Tonto National Forest. Red brome starts growing when winter rains begin.

The saguaro blossom is Arizona's state flower. The blossoms crown the iconic cactuses each spring. Here's why they were picked and how to see them.

This fits the description of a saguaro cactus, which is an iconic image of the Southwestern landscape, but there are so many ...

Fires accelerated by climate change, along with invasive plants and urban sprawl, threaten the saguaros, a keystone species of the Sonoran Desert and a celebrated symbol of the Southwest.

In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, photo, snow covers the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. A winter storm has covered cactus with snow in parts of the American Southwest as temperatures in the desert fall ...

CAVE CREEK, Ariz. — Sweet red fruit rests on the arm of a prickly Saguaro. Yellowing pods are ground into meal. Spiked bright-green pads are roasted over a crackling fire pit. You can replicate ...