Our neighboring desert in New Mexico and Texas is a great source of drought-tolerant plants. Chihuahuan Desert plants also tend to do well in cooler climates since much of the Chihuahuan Desert is at ...
A new study shows that demand for wild cactus and rare plants many soon surpass supply in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico and the US. Gland, Switzerland – Demand for wild cactus and rare plants by ...
In the Chihuahuan desert, a plant that grows wild, without a drop of water, could change the spirits industry. Its leaves are long and spindly, growing in a circular pattern, and are sometimes used ...
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — The man who overseesthe Chihuahuan Desert Gardens was a guest on "The Breakdown" to talk about the native plant sale, known as FloraFest. Many plants that are getting ready ...
Editor's note: This story comes from the NextGenRadio as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a group of newsrooms -- including ABC-7, which explores issues with a bi-national perspective. Story by ...
Michael Eason sat at his desk scrolling through cactus listings on eBay. Eason — a botanist in Alpine, Texas — was looking for something called the Ariocarpus fissuratus. Squat, furrowed and fleeced ...
Hot, dry, and windy, the Northern Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico and west Texas is home to a unique community of plants. The seventy-five representative species in this guide illustrate ...
As any experienced San Antonio gardener knows, South Texas summers can be brutal on plants. Following a brief burst of color in spring, the summer heat descends, often accompanied by months of little ...
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- UTEP is hosting a Fall FloraFest this weekend. It's happening Saturday, October 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Undergraduate Learning Center (UGLC) plaza on the UTEP campus.
The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute is a microcosm of the desert itself, which reaches from central Mexico through West Texas and into New Mexico and Arizona. The institute occupies a stunningly ...
In a rugged stretch of desert in one of the nation's most remote national parks, a volunteer's eyes were caught by a colorful sight sprouting up from the beige and brown of the Chihuahuan Desert -- ...