milk is produced only by mamals.
thus, although it may look "milky", it is mainly water
The rare "Lownds" cactus produces milk that can be consumed by humans.
It's water from a cactus! The cactus has collected that water!x
cactus and cactus water
A cactus stores water in its stem.
Water is stored in tissue in the stem of the cactus.
no because you wouldn't be able to go inside the cactus
Because a cactus can't grow in clayey soil and there is a lot of water in the marshes, the cactus does not need a lot of water
The barrel cactus stores water in is spongy interior tissues but does not have a water reservoir of water.
Find a cactus that has nearly died of thirst and weigh it.Water the cactus until it stops absorbing water. Weigh the cactus again. Subtract the new weight from the original weight. That tells you how much water the cactus has absorbed.
Cactus milk is the sap that can be seen when there's damage to the stems of succulents such as milkweed or spurge [Euphorbia spp]. Its white is the color of milk. But it more correctly is called latex. Whatever the terminology, it's a skin irritant that can cause blindness.
A cactus stores most of its water in its stem or body
Cactus have a waxy layer on them to prevent water loss and reduce transpiration