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Pachycereus pringlei, also known as Mexican Giant Cardon or Elephant Cactus, is a species of cactus that is native to northwestern Mexico in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora. It is the tallest of the cacti and the record is about 63 feet in height. The saguaro of Arizona and Sonora has been known to grow to 45 feet.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThat depends upon the species and location. The height can range from less than and inch to many feet tall. There is no "one size fits all."
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Suppose you found a tall plant living in the desert do you think it would be a vascular plant?
some desert plants are short but most of them are tall. the short ones are short because of the terrible sand storms and not much rain. and if your talking serious, I've seen a Cactus that is 42metres tall in the desert!!!
Would you expect a tall desert plant to be vascular?
yes because vascular plants are better suited to life in dry areas than nonvascular plants
What plants live in the namib desert?
The Namibia desert is home to many plants. One such plant is the Pachypodium namaquanum also known as the halfman plant. The halfman plant is a cactus like plant and can grow very tall up to 4 meters.
What plants cannot survive in the desert?
Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms.
Do you think that a tall plant living in the desert is a vascular plant?
Any tall plant in any ecosystem is a vascular plant. Non vascular plants are generally small, just a few inches tall, with the exception of some marine plants.
How are the plants in a desert ecosystem most likely to differ from the plants in a rain forest ecosystem?
Plants in the desert can sustain water and do not need as much of it. Plants in wet climates require much more water than desert plants.
How do plants in the desert manufacture food?
Desert plants carry out photosynthesis as do other plants to produce their own food.
Where do the desert plants live?
By definition, in the desert
What plants grow in the Safari Desert?
There is no such desert named the "Safari Desert."
Would you expect a tall desert plant to be a vascular plant why?
Due to scarcity of water only vascular plants can get some height in deserts.
Are there large or small plants in a desert biome?
THE DESERT BIOME IS THE BIGEST BIOME IN THE WORLD
Can grubs kill desert plants?
Yes, grubs could potentially kill desert plants.
