Tucson Mountain Park west of the city is one place to see ocotillos and some early cactus flowers. Ocotillo blooms are abundant, but cactus flowers are scattered for now.

Many people assume that the prickly ocotillo plant — sporting bright red blooms at this time of year — is a type of cactus. But it’s not.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona sits along a primary migratory flyway for birds stopping during their long journeys elsewhere. Birders, photographers, and those who simply enjoy ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

Ocotillo is a unique desert shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This plant features long, spiny canes that produce clusters of bright red flowers in the spring.

If you mispronounce these words in Arizona, odds are you are a tourist or newcomer. Here's how to say these common place names and look like a native.

Ocotillo How it is pronounced: ah-koh-TEE-yoh Ocotillo is a plant native to Arizona known for its branches that reach toward the sky and its bright red flowers.

Ocotillo How it is pronounced: ah-koh-TEE-yoh Ocotillo is a plant native to Arizona known for its branches that reach toward the sky and its bright red flowers.

The founding story of Palm Desert remains exceptional for its mythic qualities and the efforts of one of the community’s founders, Clifford Henderson, to make it so.

The lodge was named after the Ocotillo plant, a blooming cactus-like tree with woody, thorny limbs, prevalent in the southwest and Mexico. The trees were placed prominently upon the development ...

December 9, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)--Corporations behind the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility and the failed Quail Brush gas-fired power plant in San Diego are being sued in federal court ...

The Ocotillo desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert with summer temperatures up to 120°F and with less than 3 inches of annual rainfall. Elevations range from approximately 1,500 ft above ...