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What type of plant has sharp spines and lives in the desert?
a cactus
An american desert plant with sharp spines is called?
That's a cactus
What type of plant lives in a desert and has sharp spines?
Cacti live in the deserts of the Americas and many have sharp spines. In Africa there are other plants, euphorbias for example, that resemble cacti but have thorns rather than spines.
What do you call the sharp point on cactus stems?
The pointy things on a cactus are called spines.
What desert plant has no leaves but has stem nd called spines?
Cactus
Which types of plant has sharp spines and lives in the dersert?
Generically they are called "cactus" plants or "cacti"
Is cactus leafy plant?
yes, it is, the leaf of a cacti plant is modified into spines in order to reduce transpiration. This is a method of desert adaptation.
What eats thistles?
A thistle is a plant that has sharp spines on it. There are certain types of finches and doves that eat it, as well as goats.
What desert plant has no leaves but has stems and spines?
A cactus has no leaves but does have a stem.
Does the female echidna have sharp spines?
Yes. Both the male and female echidna have equally sharp spines.
Which desert plant has thorns but is without leaves?
The cacti have spines (not thorns) and do not have leaves. There are also some plants in Africa and Asia that are similar to cacti but have thorns instead of spines.
Why cactus plant have spines?
they have the spines to protect them from your face
