Cacti are able to store water in their stems during times of rain to use during periods of drought.
A desert need not have ANY cacti to be called a desert. A desert is simply a large region that is rather dry.
Cacti are perfect desert plants because they thrive in dry climates. They receive their light from the sun through their stem. They don't have leaves so they conserve water.
Yes, many cacti genera are found in the desert.
Yes, there are numerous species of cacti in the Mojave Desert.
Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.
Yes, there are cacti in the deserts of California.
Yes, I'm pretty sure there are cacti in the Thar Desert
Sonoran Desert is the desert in North America which has Cacti.
Mealworms do not eat cacti.
The desert tortoise, javelina and deer will eat prickly pear cacti.
Cacti are native plants of the Americas and do not occur naturally in the Gobi Desert.
Yes, some of the largest and most spectacular cacti in the world are found in the Sonoran Desert, including the saguaro and cardon cacti.