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No, agaves are not cacti. They are more closely related to a lily than a cactus.
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What plant is spiky in the desert?
Spiky plants would be yuccas, agaves, sotols, etc. Spiny plants would include the cacti and a number of other plants.
What kind of plants are at curacaos?
The vegetation consists mainly of thorny shrubs, like cacti, agaves, aloes and low trees. Well-known tree is the Divi-Divi.
Are cacti dicots?
Yes, cacti are dicots.
What does cacti mean?
Cacti and cactuses are the two the plural forms of cactus.
How many cacti are there in the Sahara Desert?
Cacti are natives only to the Americas. If there are any cacti in the Sahara they did not get there naturally and may have become a noxious invasive species.
What do you call a thorny desert plant?
Cacti are not thorny plants, they have spines. There are a number of desert plants with thorns, however, including acacia, mesquite, cat's claw, and others.
What is the name of the fleshy desert plant?
Fleshy plants are called succulents and includes cacti, agaves, aloes, etc.
What plant is spiky in the desert?
Spiky plants would be yuccas, agaves, sotols, etc. Spiny plants would include the cacti and a number of other plants.
What kind of plants are at curacaos?
The vegetation consists mainly of thorny shrubs, like cacti, agaves, aloes and low trees. Well-known tree is the Divi-Divi.
Why are desert plants called succulents?
Only those desert plants that have the ability to store water in their stems or leaves are called succulents. Cacti, agaves, aloes, some euphorbias are examples.
What type of plants are adapted to hot dry conditions?
Cacti, pineapples, agaves, and geraniums are some plants that are adapted to hot, dry conditions. They would all survive well in the desert.
What are three specific plants in the desert biome?
saguaro, palo verde tree, organ pipe cactus, tumbleweed, prickly pear cactus
Do some desert cacti have beautiful flowers?
Yes: Prickly Pears, Barrel cacti, Saguaro cacti, Aztekium cacti, and Echinopsis cacti a.k.a the hedgehog cactus
Is it cactuses or cacti?
cactus for a single plant cacti for plural
Do saguaro cacti have succulents?
All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.
How does agave survive in the desert?
The cacti (in general) have made many modifications to collect, store and retain water. Adaptations include:a low surface to volume ratio to reduce evaporationa waxy outer layer to prevent transpiration of watera modified CO2 scavenging system to allow CO2 capture with minimum water lossa wide shallow root system to collect any water that reaches the soila responsive root system to capitalize on any abundant water after a rainfallin some cacti deep taproot to store water in cooler environmentspines to minimize surface damage by animal browsinglong lasting (non-deciduous) leaves to minimise regrowthcactus survive in the dessert because it has water on his body
Can mealworms eat cacti in the Sahara Desert?
No, mealworms do not eat cacti and cacti do not occur naturally in the Sahara. Cacti are natives to American deserts.
