There is no such thing as a mesquite cactus. There are, however, mesquite trees and shrubs.
A cactus typically lives in desert biomes, where they are adapted to survive in arid conditions with low rainfall and high temperatures.
A prickly plant that grows in the desert is a cactus. Cacti have adapted to survive the harsh desert conditions by storing water in their fleshy stems and having prickly spines to reduce water loss through transpiration. These features help cacti thrive in arid environments with limited water availability.
The Saguaro which may reach as high as 50 feet and live as long as 150 years.
Some plants that live in the Sonoran Desert include saguaro cacti, ocotillo, creosote bush, and palo verde trees. These plants are adapted to the arid conditions of the desert and have unique features to help them survive in the harsh environment.
cactus and shrubs
in the desert
The ocotillo sprouts leaves a day or two after a good rain in the desert. It blooms in the late winter.
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the desert
A cactus is a plant that lives in the desert.
The desert
Yes they do live there.
There is no such thing as a 'mesquite cactus.' There are many species of cacti and there are shrubs/trees called mesquites. A mesquite is not a cactus.
No
There are several species of barrel cactus that live in one or the other deserts of North America. The barrels occur most frequently in the Sonoran Desert.
The saguaro lives in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.
Cacti DO live in the desert and have done so quite successfully for thousands of years.