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The cactus has a number of structural adaptations that allow it to live in the harsh conditions of the desert. Many other plants lack these adaptations and cannot survive in a desert.

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What deserts do cactus grow in?

The desert has the kind of cactus that survives in conditions of high heat and light, and low moisture. A desert cactus is used to weak competition from other vegetation in the environment. It isn't used to chilling, dampconditions that waterlog the exterior roots or the interior tissues.


Do the people in the desert grow food?

In some deserts people do grow food. Even when surrounded by dry, lifeless sand, it is sometimes possible to have an oasis, where there is some water and palm trees can be grown, which produce edible dates. There are also semi-arid deserts, not utterly dry, where cactus grows, and cactus can be used to make a fermented beverage called pulque.


What desert plant has no leaves but has stems and spines?

A cactus has no leaves but does have a stem.


Which deserts don't grow cactus?

No, cacti are natives of the American deserts only. They do not grow elsewhere naturally unless they have been planted there. When planted outside the Americas they can become a noxious invasive species. especially the various species of prickly pear.


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.

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What kinds of plant grow in the deserts?

cactus, sagebrush


Where is the place where flowers can not grow?

flowers can not grow in deserts as that type of soil is only good for cactus to grow and no other plant


In which desert is the barrel cactus?

There are several species of barrel cactus that grow in all the deserts of North America. The best known are the ferocactispecies.


What is the description of a sea-cactus?

It is like a cactus you find in deserts ,but its smaller and round and grow in groups and on the ocean floor or on a rock on the ocean floor.


Why does a cactus grow so slow?

Cactus grow very slow because it is saving water for the later time. Cactus grow in the desert, and it merely rains in deserts. So, when it does rain, the cactus takes up as much as water as it can and saves it for the rest of the period of time until it rains again, which is why they grow slowly. They use small amounts of water for itself everyday, which makes it grow slower.


Are there cactus in deserts?

Yes


Which country you can find cactus?

deserts


Why does a cactus symbolizes warmth protection?

Warmth because they grow in deserts and hot climates. Protection because their surfaces are covered with sharp thorns.


What deserts do cactus grow in?

The desert has the kind of cactus that survives in conditions of high heat and light, and low moisture. A desert cactus is used to weak competition from other vegetation in the environment. It isn't used to chilling, dampconditions that waterlog the exterior roots or the interior tissues.


Do the people in the desert grow food?

In some deserts people do grow food. Even when surrounded by dry, lifeless sand, it is sometimes possible to have an oasis, where there is some water and palm trees can be grown, which produce edible dates. There are also semi-arid deserts, not utterly dry, where cactus grows, and cactus can be used to make a fermented beverage called pulque.


Is a cactus the most common thing in a desert?

No, there is a wide variety of plants that grow in the deserts of the world. Cacti live naturally only in the deserts of North and South America. A number of trees, shrubs, other succulents, annuals and perennials can be found in deserts around the world.


Do grapes grow in deserts?

I think they do grow in deserts