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A cactus is a succulent plant normally found in deserts and other arid regions. Most cacti have thick skins and spines to discourage animals that might consume them for the moisture stored inside.
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∙ 14y agoThe genus name refers to cactus plants that are in the same group, because they have the same body forms. The name is written in italics, and the first letter is capitalized. In many ways, it's the cactus equivalent of a person's last name. All of the cactus plants in a particular genus are related.
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Are pears related to prickly pears?
No. The pear tree is in the family Rosaceae (rose family) in the genus Pyrus, and the prickly pear cactus is in the Cactaceae family in the genus Opuntia. Source: Wikipedia.
What is the Genus of cactus family comprising prickly pear?
Opuntia.
What is a zygocactus?
A zygocactus is any variety of cactus in the genus Schlumbergera.
What kingdom phylum class order family genus species does the cactus belong to?
A cactus belongs to the plant kingdom, Plantae. It belongs to the flowering plant division, Magnoliophyta. It has two embryonic leaves. So it's a dicotyledonous member of the Magnoliopsida class and Caryophyllales order. It's a member of the cactus family, Cactaceae.The particular genus and the particular species depend upon the particular cactus. For example, the pancake cactus [Opuntia chlorotica] is a member of the prickly pear genus, Opuntia. Its species name is chlorotica.
What is the scientific name for fishhook cactus?
the genus mammillaria has several species that have fishhok spines
What cultivated hybrids is truncated Brazilian Christmas cactus parent to?
The genus is Schlumbergera.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumbergerahttp://cactus-epiphytes.eu/z_page_les_cactus_de_noel.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumbergera_truncata
How many different types of cactus plants are there?
There are 1500 to 1800 different species of cacti, divided into four subfamilies, Cactoideae (which tend to be column-like), Opuntioideae (the prickly pears, which have paddle-like bodies), Maihuenioideae (members of the genus Maihuenia, which form shrubs composed of pincushion-like bodies), and Pereskioideae (the rose cacti, genus Pereskia, which are tropical vines with thin, woody stems and very large leaves).
What conditions do prickly pears grow in?
Prickly Pear is of the Genus Opuntia, which is a cactus = hot, dry and arid
What are the 15 types of cacti?
There are more than 15 different types of cactus plants. Cactus plants all belong to the cactus family, Cactaceae. But they don't all belong to the same genus, or to the same species. In fact, there are many more than 15 genus and species categories into which a cactus plant may be classified.But all cactus plants fit into one of two broad groups of cactus plants. The group depends upon the native environment. One environment takes in the deserts of North and Latin America. The other takes in Latin America's jungles.
What is a nopal?
Nopal is the word in Mexico for a prickly pear cactus pad (genus Opuntia). These are eaten regularly in Mexico. The word nopal is exclusively used in Mexico.A nopal is a type of cactus.
Genus of the cactus family comprising the prickly pear?
the prickly pear is the opuntia genus and the most popular one is opuntia ficus indica and that is the one that people eat the pads and the fruit which looks like a pear.
What is the cactus species name?
Exudate is the scientific name for 'cactus juice'. The fluid appears when cactus plant tissues are damaged or opened. The term also refers to the solutions that the roots release into the soil, as the cactus plant's waste products.
