Tag: conservation
Integrating Plant Collections, Technology to Create Resiliency in a Changing Landscape
Desert Botanical Garden is committed to maintain one of the most complete collections of agaves and cactus in the world. These plants are represented in various forms, as herbarium specimens, seeds, greenhouse collections and, most visibly, as living displays...
Tissue Sampling a Desert Botanical Garden Icon
On a beautiful Monday morning in January, scientists from Desert Botanical Garden and the Arizona Genomics Institute (AGI) from the University of Arizona came together to embark on an exciting scientific journey—sampling the iconic giant cardon cactus, located right...
Native Bees | The Unsung Heroes of the Desert
Spring brings an astounding display of desert wildflowers thanks to behind-the-scenes contributions of winter rains and native bees. Flowers rely on bee pollinators to create seeds for the next season’s blooms. Native bees’ relationship with plants extends...