A barrel cactus [Ferocactus spp] grows in response to light. This phenomenon is called phototropism. The sunlight to which the barrel cactus is exposed are the bright, hot rays of the southwestern American desert. So the cactus grows in response to light, but with a pronounced southwards lean. This is to prevent sunburn.
There are several species of barrel cactus that grow in all the deserts of North America. The best known are the ferocactispecies.
No, the barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) does not live in Kansas. The furthest east they grow is El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Yes, the barrel cactus has roots.
in winter the barrel cactus
No, the barrel cactus is a vascular plant.
Yes. Mexico is home of many cacti species, such as the cereus (cereus greggii), the saguaro (carnegiea giganteus) or the barrel cactus (echinocactus polycephalus).
A barrel cactus stores water in their spongy stem, which swells and looks like a barrel, hence the name.
I think a cactus can grow in soil. I think a cactus can grow in soil.
There are a number of species of barrel cactus that live in the deserts of North America.
No, the saguaro is a distinct species of cactus and different from the various barrel cacti.
All cacti are vascular plants, including the barrel cactus.
you can not eat a barel cactus