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 ...

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 ...

A man from the Hidden Valley area south of Maricopa, Ariz. called Animal Care & Control after he found a stray dog covered in cactus needles. An Animal Care & Control officer responded, rescued the ...

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 ...

Cholla cactus lovers Mark Sitter and Chris Monrad offer tips for planting and growing the plant. • It's much easier to plant chollas when they're small. • Make sure the space where you want to plant a ...

One of the most common and iconic plants in our desert is the cholla cactus (Cylidropuntia spp.). It’s also a plant that many people love to hate. So why am I making it my plant of the month? Our ...

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 ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A 5-month-old Chihuahua dubbed "Cholla Charlie" has found his forever home after getting into a prickly situation in Surprise last month. After the puppy was found covered ...

Across the American southwest, they’re known as the teddy bear cacti, with puppet-like arms coated with a seemingly soft fuzz. Although they look cute, these plants, formally called cholla, are ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Pima Animal Care says a bystander rescued a kitten covered in pieces of cholla cactus. According to the agency, a bystander found the kitten at 14th Street and Fremont Avenue ...