A 20-Year Study of Ocotillos Reveals Desert Ecosystems in Flux
- Author
- Andrew Stuart
- Published
- Fri 08 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.marfapublicradio.org/show/nature-notes/2025-08-08/a-20-year-study-of-ocotillos-reveals-desert-ecosystems-in-flux
Ocotillos are iconic Southwestern plants. With spiny, twisting limbs that can rise 20 feet, and vivid red flowers that bloom in even the driest spring, they distill the desert’s thorny allure.
