As anyone who’s gotten too close to a jumping cholla cactus can attest, the experience is singularly painful — and difficult to resolve, as the cactus’ spines are particularly stubborn to remove.

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 ...

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 ...

A coyote pup is recovering after a brutal run-in with a Cholla Cactus in Arizona. The animal was found in Surprise, covered ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...

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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, THE AWESOME comes from Surprise, Arizona. A four-to-six-week-old coyote pup is ...

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 ...

A coyote pup in Arizona is lucky to be alive after a brutal run-in with a cactus left it covered with thousands of spines.