They get water that is deep in the ground that other things can't reach
in the desert
desert
the desert
A cactus is a plant that lives in the desert.
The desert
Desert biome
Yes they do live there.
There is no such thing as a mesquite cactus. There are, however, mesquite trees and shrubs.
There are several species of barrel cactus that live in one or the other deserts of North America. The barrels occur most frequently in the Sonoran Desert.
The saguaro lives in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.
Cacti DO live in the desert and have done so quite successfully for thousands of years.
The most popular plant living in the desert is cactus. There are different kinds of cactus, for example barrel cactus. There are other plants like grasses, shrubs, trees, and wildflowers.