The deaths point to a broader problem affecting the southwestern United States. Scientists raise red flag over emerging ...

some of the most well-known desert plants come from the deserts of North America. The best-known desert plant in North America is the cactus, and can be found in deserts throughout the ...

Ocotillo has a typical native range for a North American desert plant—the deserts of the Southwest and Mexico—but it grows as far north as milder parts of Oregon. A distinctive upright shrub ...

“California Desert Plants: Ecology and Diversity” is a ... In contrast, all North American desert regions outside of California have either a dominant summer rainfall regime with dry winters ...

These mutations might help desert plants tolerate intense solar radiation, optimize water capture and adjust flowering times. The researchers also discovered an abundance of bacteria that live on ...

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Even desert plants have their limits. As dryland ecosystems experience stronger heat waves and droughts, scientists have wondered how climate change might affect the hardy plants that thrive in ...

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Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

Still — unsavory inhabitants notwithstanding — the arid, sandy swaths of the American Southwest ... attempting to translate the desert’s resilient plants and otherworldly aura into fragrance.