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Study how desert plants adapt and survive harsh conditions and how cacti provide sustenance for desert animals
Survival strategies of ephemeral and perennial plants found in the deserts of Arizona.
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How leaves are adapted to their environments
Learn about how the structure of leaves affects their function.
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Behold Saguaro National Park plant life. such as the saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert
Learn about the saguaro cactus, a plant unique to the Sonoran Desert, as found in...
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saguaro cacti
Saguaro cacti, Arizona, U.S.
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coastal cacti
Cacti on Bonaire, Lesser Antilles.
© Index Open
fishhook cactus
Smallflower fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus parviflorus) in flower.
Dorothea W. Woodruff/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
organ-pipe cactus
Organ-pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
rose cactus
Rose cactus (Pereskia grandifolia).
Luis Diego and Adolfo García
peyote
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii).
© Dennis E. Anderson
Dutchman's pipe cactus
Flower of the Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum).
© Michael Nguyen/Shutterstock.com
Santa Fe Island
Cactus tree (Opuntia galapageia) on Santa Fe Island, Galápagos Islands,...
Balabiot
desert ecosystem
Saguaro cacti growing in a canyon, Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, U.S.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
prickly pear
Eastern prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa; also called Opuntia compressa)...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Thanksgiving cactus
Thanksgiving, or crab, cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) in bloom.
AdstockRF
ball cactus
Ball cactus (Parodia magnifica) surrounded by clonal pups.
© Stephan von Mikusch/Fotolia
chin cactus
Chin cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii).
Alfieri—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Prickly pear
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia), Arizona.
© Index Open
Easter cactus
Easter cactus (Hatiora gaertneri).
Chilepine
prickly pear
Engelmann prickly pear (Opuntia engelmannii)
Grant Heilman Photography
Golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Fishhook cactus (Mammillaria microcarpa)
Jack Dermid
jumping cholla
Jumping, or teddy bear, cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii).
Grant Heilman/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
jumping cholla
Jumping cholla, also known as teddy bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii).
© Index Open
Melon cactus (Melocactus)
Buzz Atkins/Photo Researchers
organ-pipe cactus
Organ-pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).
Pretzelpaws
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, southwestern...
© Corbis
Easter lily cactus
Easter lily, or sea-urchin, cactus (Echinopsis oxygona)
Grant Heilman/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sea-urchin cactus
Sea-urchin cactus (Echinopsis).
© Casey K. Bishop/Shutterstock.com
Redouté, Pierre-Joseph: A Flowering Cactus: Heliocereus Speciosus
A Flowering Cactus: Heliocereus Speciosus, watercolour by Pierre-Joseph...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 2003 Collectors Committee (M.2003.57), www.lacma.org
Golden rainbow cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus), a hedgehog cactus, growing...
© Robert and Linda Mitchell
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