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What are the plants that have scales or spines instead of leaves that are found in dry areas?
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Are desert plants generally succulents?
No, the vast majority of plants in the desert are not succulents. They are typical plants that have developed other means of living in an arid environment.
What part of a plant is missing from desert plant?
Most desert plants have the same parts as plants from areas with more rainfall. Some, such as cacti, have lost their leaves and replaced them with spines. Some plants grow leaves during rainy seasons and then shed them during periods of drought. They may do this several times each year. Other plants allow their leaves to shrivel during drought and then spring back to life after a good rain.
What desert plant has no leaves but has stems and spines?
A cactus has no leaves but does have a stem.
What is the large desert cactus in the US deserts that stores large amounts of water and has spines instead of leaves?
The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the United States. It occurs primarily in Arizona and parts of northern Mexico.
What do you call a thorny desert plant?
Cacti are not thorny plants, they have spines. There are a number of desert plants with thorns, however, including acacia, mesquite, cat's claw, and others.
Why desert plants have scale or spine like leaves?
Scale like leaves
Which desert plant has thorns but is without leaves?
The cacti have spines (not thorns) and do not have leaves. There are also some plants in Africa and Asia that are similar to cacti but have thorns instead of spines.
Why Do some plants have spines instead of broad leaves?
These plants grow in shady places have broad leaves because in shady places there is less amount of light and broad leaves can absorb maximum amount of light.....
What do thorns do?
Cactus spines prevent moisture loss from plants. Spines also defend the plants from grazing animals. The spines are just modified leaves.
Does a cactus have leaves?
No. Some may be considered as leaves but not really. Christmas cactus for instance grows in thin segmented stalks reminiscent of leaves. Cactus flowers have petal that are leafy and green like leaves but not really leaves. barrel cactus and saquaros obviously have no leafy protrusions beyond their flowers.
What will happen if desert plants have leaves in the place of thorns?
The vast majority of desert plants do have leaves and few have only spines.
Which kind of plant reduces its leaves completely to needles?
Cacti have needles (spines) instead of leaves.
Why are solanum indicum plants have spines on their leaves?
Because drought habitat
How many leaves does a cactus grow every year?
None! Cacti grow spines instead of leaves.
Why did the modification of leaves into spines happened?
The process of removal of excess water from the plants.
What are cacti thorns useful for?
Cactus spines prevent moisture loss from plants. Spines also defend the plants from grazing animals. The spines are just modified leaves.
Why do they grow spines grow instead of leaves?
because they dont need to get as much sunlight
