they’re often the largest plants on the landscapes in which they grow. They’re culturally prominent as a symbol of the Mojave ...

The plant’s contortions have won generations ... In August 2020, a 43,000-acre fire killed more than a million Joshua trees in the nearby Mojave National Preserve. Though the plants have existed ...

Eastern Joshua trees live in California in the Mojave National Preserve ... We don’t know how old the oldest Joshua tree is, but they can live upwards of 300 years. Growing just an inch or 2 inches ...

Holmgren's milk vetch is so finely adapted to its arid northern Mojave Desert environment that it's often the only plant found alive atop special soils strewn with small stones and gravel deposits.

or the practice of using art to create meticulously detailed drawings of plants and animals. By utilizing her artistic skills, she realized she could produce a guide of Mojave plant seeds and ...