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no The term ‘vegetable’ generally means the edible parts of plants, and has little meaning otherwise. The cactus is not a fruit, and so probably falls into the category of “vegetable’.
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∙ 9y agoYes, cacti are plants so they are a form of vegetation.
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What is the vegetation for the Simpson desert?
The Simpson desert contains many types of vegetation including the Barrel Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus. Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus.
What is the natural vegetation in hot desert?
scrub
What is Mexicos vegetation?
trees cactus pink poisonous flowers dinosaurs
Would a cactus count as vegetation?
Yes it does, because it is a living plant.
What are three types of natrual vegetation in Texas?
Trees, shrubs, grass and cactus.
Four types of vegetation found in noth America?
There are cactus, tomatoes, and potatoes
Mali is arid what kind of vegetation would it produce?
Cactus, grasses, scrub bushes, small trees, & succulents.
What type of vegetation does hot desert have?
hot desert is high in temperature and low in water this means their is little or not at all any vegetation that happends in the hot dessert because if their is no water photosynthesis can not take place
What does a cactus plant use for making shelter?
A cactus plant tends to dominate its environment, particularly if that habitat is the desert. In such a bright, dry, hot niche, the cactus tends to be the main form of vegetation. Any other vegetation tends to be the understory to the cactus, and not the other way around, except in the jungle.So a cactus plant tends to use its own body parts as its shelter. The main sheltering body part is the thickened stem to move, process and store nutrient solutions and photosynthetic products. Another is the modified leaf in the form of thorns, spines, spikes, quills, prongs, needles, hairs or bristles. The modified leaf protects the plant from predators.
Is cactus an herb or tree?
No, cactus is not a vine even though it may be herbaceous or woody. Bushes, shrubs, trees and vines maintain stems, trunks and twigs of woody tissue while herbs manifest fleshy tissue. A cactus plant offers fleshy, succulent, thickened stems and sometimes shrub-like heights even though only the cactus genus Pereskia shows mature bark-covered stems and persistent leaves.
Where are cactus plants the dominant vegetation?
Cactus plants are the dominant vegetation in the desert. They grow in harsh, severe environments in which they have no strong plant competitors. This is another way in which they differ from jungle cactus. In the humid, moist environment of the tropical jungle, cactus plants face competition from other vegetation. But they have a working relationship with trees upon whose trunks and branches they anchor their airy, soil-less roots.
Why is it illegal to remove a saguaro cactus?
The saguaro only grows in the deserts of Arizona. If they were not protected, commercial cactus nurseries would quickly remove the plants to sell for landscaping across the warmer regions of the southwest. Texas has no such rules and areas that were once covered by a variety of cactus species and other desert vegetation are now devoid of these interesting plants.
