BATIMORE, Md. — Inside the plant shop B. Willow, owner Liz Vayda carefully tends to her livelihood. “Plants are the basis of life,” she said. Yet, they’re also the basis of something else: a lucrative ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the designation of a rare New Mexico cactus from “endangered” to the less-dire “threatened,” reflecting its progress toward recovery ...

MEXICO CITY – About a third of the world’s cactus species are threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warns in a new report. The study evaluated 1,478 species ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service was able to take a Colorado cactus off the endangered species list after it was considered a ...

AUSTIN, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the designation of the central Texas Tobusch fishhook cactus from “endangered” to the less-dire “threatened.” The change reflects the ...

Cacti are the fifth most threatened group of species in the world, according to the first-ever global assessment of cacti. Theft and illegal trade for the horticulture industry and private collections ...

The Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society recently held its holiday party. Society members create this annual event, ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our offices and homes. Their success in both environments comes down to ...

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple entities in the U.S. and the U.K. has found that the number of cactus species at risk of extinction is likely to increase this century as a result of ...