In sun-scorched expanse of Big Bend National Park, where the Chihuahuan ... with the desert gravel. And it blooms only after rain, a rare event in this arid landscape. “Plants that thrive ...

In a remote corner of the Chihuahuan Desert ... The exact location of the plants is kept secret to protect this newly discovered species. Further studies could reveal important medicinal properties, ...

Little rain falls in the Chihuahuan, but the Rio Grande River - known as the Rio Bravo in Mexico - flows through the desert, providing a lifeline for all these animal and plants species, and the ...