One tiny cactus could be key to understanding post-wildfire recovery
June 09, 2026
June 09, 2026
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 9 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news:
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One tiny cactus could be key to understanding post-wildfire recovery
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When the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires roared through northern Arizona last summer, they didn't just destroy the Grand Canyon Lodge and hundreds of thousands of ponderosa pine trees. They also affected a humble yet ecologically important native succulent: the paradine plains c . . .
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One tiny cactus could be key to understanding post-wildfire recovery
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When the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires roared through northern Arizona last summer, they didn't just destroy the Grand Canyon Lodge and hundreds of thousands of ponderosa pine trees. They also affected a humble yet ecologically important native succulent: the paradine plains c . . .