This is not a story about the Christmas cactus, a succulent with wintertime blooms and Central American origin. The Christmas cholla, or Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, as its scientifically known, bears ...

Many desert animals make use of the wide variety of cholla found within the desert environment. The fleshy fruits are a source of both food and moisture for many species of mammals. Birds find the ...

Most of the Sonoran Desert’s cacti are beautiful to behold, but one species can have a nasty side when encountered by people. It’s the chain fruit cholla — also known as the jumping cholla for its ...

The desert floor just east of San Diego was a stark contrast this spring to the showy display of flowers during 2017’s super bloom. In March, San Diego State University researcher Lluvia ...

PHOENIX — What's more terrifying than a cactus with a mind of its own? Kidding. The teddy bear cactus, more commonly known as the jumping cholla, received that nickname because if you get too ...

The Cholla Cactus Garden, located about 12 miles south of the park's North Entrance, is home to one of the few stands of cholla cactus in the park. The short, quarter-mile Cholla Cactus Garden Nature ...

Newcomers to the desert are having horrible accidents with cholla. One was a golfer who fell into one making a shot in the rough. Another mountain biker got flipped into major cholla and had to be ...

If you've ever been poked by a Cholla Cactus, you may have gotten yourself into an even stickier situation by trying to pull ...

Spring has once again returned to the deserts of North America, and with her return, so too have the amazing colorful blooms of desert wildflowers and cacti. Because of the winter rains, this land, so ...