Field Notes Think like a botanist!
Botanists are scientists that study plants. Our garden botanists study desert plants to understand how they survive and thrive. Choose a plant to record, just like our botanists.
Desert Botanical Garden
Attention parents and caregivers! This page is for you.
Plant Name: Draw the Plant
Explore the wonders of the Sonoran Desert with the Cactus Kids Club. Visit dbg.org for a calendar of activities and to gain access to cool Garden gear made just for you! Cactus Kids Club is for kids 12 and under.
Your Garden at Home Want to make a plant potion? Or become a ‘bug scientist’? Find these activities and more to enjoy at home at dbg.org/blog.
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1201 N. Galvin Parkway Phoenix, AZ 85008 | 480.941.1225
I notice …
Describe the plant. What does it look like? Why do you think the plant looks this way?
TRAIL MAP
I see …
Describe where you found it. What does the ground look like? Is it near water? Did you see any animals?
I wonder …
Take this home and learn more about this plant! Do you see it in your neighborhood?
2022
FUN ADVENTURES • DESERT CREATURES 50,000 WILD & WACKY PLANTS
Five trails to explore.
Restrooms
SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL
Food
1/4 mile = .40 km
Butterfly Exhibit Ullman Terrace
Cactus Clubhouse
Patio Café
Desert Oasis
MAP LEGEND PLANTS & PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL
Build • PLAY• Create
Check them off as you go!
Boojum
Nest
Old Man Cactus
Bridges
Butterflies
Trees
Bees
Harriet K. Maxwell DESERT WILDFLOWER LOOP TRAIL
1/10 mile = .16 km
Wildflowers
DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL
Berlin Agave Yucca Forest
DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL
CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL
Kitchell Family Heritage Garden
1/3 mile = .53 km Closes at Sunset
Can you find these items on each trail?
Hydration Stations
CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL
1/3 mile = .53 km
Jan and Tom Lewis Desert Portal
Sybil B. Harrington Cactus and Succulent Galleries
Vegetable Beds
Stardust Foundation Plaza
Boppart
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Desert Terrace Garden
Butterfly Pavilion Sept. 25 – Nov. 14
Admissions
SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL
Water
DESERT WILDFLOWER LOOP TRAIL 1/3 mile = .53 km Closes at sunset
Donor Wall
Chocolate Flower
Harriet K. Maxwell
Amphitheater
Courtyard
Compost
Organ Pipes
Animals
Mountain View Jumping Cholla
PLANTS AND PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL
Ottosen Entry Garden
Schilling ENTRY ARBOR Boulder Garden
Crested Saguaro
Quail
Oasis
Mesquite