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There are dozens of species that grow in the Sonoran Desert. Some of the better known are:Saguaro Cactus Organ Pipe Cactus Fish hook Barrel Cactus Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus
Yes, New Mexico is known for its cactus plants. In fact, New Mexican cuisine draws upon cactus fruits for deserts, jams, and salads; seeds for pounding into meal; and stems for boiled foods. The most common cactus plant in New Mexico is the cane cholla. But other New Mexican cactus plants include the walking stick; spiny [Echinocereus dasyacanthus], scarlet [E. caccineus] and fendler [E. fendleri] hedgehog; plains prickly pear [Opuntia polyacantha]; pincushion [Mammillaria spp]; peyote [Lophophora williamsii]; fire [Opuntia phaeacantha] and dagger [Opuntia clavata] cholla; claret cup [Echinocereus gonacanthus]; and beavertail [Opuntia basilaris].
Javalina, deer, rabbits, and even humans eat cactus. Various birds eat the fruit of the Saguaro and Prickly pear. Insects, birds, and bats pollinate the cactus.
3.9 inches every six months so that would be about 4.6 inch a year considering seasons.
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).
CACTUSDomain: EukaryaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: ViridaeplantaeInfrakingdom: StreptophytaDivision: TracheophytaSubdivision: SpermatophytinaInfradivision: AngiospermaeClass: MagnoliopsidaeSuperorder: CaryophyllanaeOrder: CaryophyllalesFamily: Cactaceae*Please note that there are many Gena in the cactus family.
None! Cacti grow spines instead of leaves.
It can grow 12 to 18 inches
It is how many inches you grow, there is no exact nunber!
7 to 8 inches
2.5 inches
2 inches