Why a Texas hiker found a rare cactus and kept its location secret

It's found in the U.S. exclusively in the Big Bend region of West Texas.
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Illegal plant poaching threatens endangered cactus species

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 ...
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Desert Botanical Garden serves as national rescue center for rare and endangered cacti

Desert Botanical Garden serves as national rescue center for rare and endangered cacti Steve Blackwell, the Conservation Collections Manager, oversees the collection of rare and endangered plants, ...
The Durango Herald

Rare Colorado cactus blooms off the endangered list with help from Denver Botanic Gardens

The Colorado hookless cactus has far more specimens in the wild, and a better drought survival record, than previously thought It took two years from proposal to acceptance. But apparently the ...
AZ Central

Desert Botanical Garden serves as national rescue center for rare and endangered cacti

Steve Blackwell, the Conservation Collections Manager, oversees the collection of rare and endangered plants, seed bank, and tissue culture lab. Barrett-Jackson 2026 Scottsdale auction at WestWorld.