they are looking for its seeds. “There’s so much life here,” Asbell says, “but it’s easy to not realize that when you’re in the desert.” Asbell is the director of plant conservation ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

Read about a new Mojave Plant Seed & Seedling Guide created by DRI's Tiffany Pereira, a scientist and illustrator. Pereira tells us what inspired the project, how it fills a gap in scientific ...

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 ...

The new discovery suggests that researchers are far from documenting all of the plant diversity of the Chihuahuan Desert, ...

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and animals ... grooves in the ground to retain rainfall and trap windblown seeds.

Teaching High Desert students about the use of native plants in landscaped yards has ... my students attempt to grow creosote bushes from seeds. We will begin this in our classroom and I hope ...