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Most cactus species grow in hot, dry regions. In North America they are prevalent in Mexico and many parts of the Southwestern United States. But cactuses can also be found on mountains, in rain forests, and some even grow in Alaska and near Antarctica.
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Cacti generally have low moisture needs. ... As with any plant, cacti can become diseased or damaged. A common problem is soft spots in the flesh of the plant. These may be discolored or corky around the spot and the center is mushy and wet.
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As with all other plants, cacti require water and nutrients, taken in by the roots, in order to grow. This means that although cacti usually grow only in dry soils, they can also be grown hydroponically. Unlike many plants grown in water, cacti do not require the use of an active hydroponic system with a pump.
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Russ Kleinman at Western New Mexico University. Prickly Pear Cactus, or Nopal as they are known in Mexico, belong to the genus Opuntia, of which there are over 200 different species distributed throughout North, Central, and South America. More than 100 species are known from Mexico alone.
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Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus.
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Cacti require a porous, sandy or pebbly potting soil that provides plenty of aeration and excellent drainage. A good cactus potting mixture will also consist of some organic material that makes moisture available to the plant roots when watered but then dries out quickly.
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Cacti of Spain and Portugal They look just right for the semi-desert landscapes. But in fact, there are no endemic cacti in Spain or Portugal, though some species from the Opuntia and Cylindropuntia genera have become widely naturalised.
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Name the chief characteristics of a cactus. Areoles - Flowers, branches, spines sprout from these- no other plant has this feature. Spines - Perhaps the most familiar feature of cacti, spines can vary greatly in appearance, shape, size, and color. Spines are not thorns.
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Saguaro cacti, Carnegiea gigantea, only grow in the Sonoran Desert. However, they do not grow in all parts of the Sonoran Desert. This map represents the range of the Sonoran Desert (crosshatch) with an overlay of the range of the saguaro cactus (solid). ... Saguaros are also limited by elevation.
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Cactus are low maintenance plants that generally thrive with neglect and do not require a lot of pampering. It might surprise you to find that cacti can and do need to be pruned now and then. Cactus pruning is not always necessary and when to prune a cactus plant will depend upon why you are trimming it.
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Cactus plants are able to survive in the desert because they are able to store water for long periods. You may have seen cactus plants with their green, hard and thick-walled stems with many prickly spines. ... The green wide modified stems have waxy surfaces which prevent evaporation.
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Like any other plant, photosynthesis in cacti takes place in chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are the green pigments present in plastid of plants. Thus photosynthesis can be performed anywhere and everywhere the chloroplasts are present.
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Many cacti thrive in areas that are extremely dry, such as the Atacama Desert — one of the driest places on Earth. Like all living things, cacti need water to survive. ... Spines protect cacti from animals that eat plants and also help to reduce water loss by restricting air flow near the cactus.
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Centipedes are found throughout the United States and the world. They are typically found in areas of high moisture, such as in rotting logs, under stones, in trash or piles of leaves/grass. When they invade homes, centipedes are most commonly found in damp basements, crawlspaces, bathrooms, or potted plants.
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Cacti are a group of plants that are not only easy to grow, but offer a variety of shapes, color and form. They can be grown in any sunny, well-drained area. They require little maintenance. They make excellent houseplants and many hardy varieties may be grown outside.
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The barrel cacti bloom and set fruit in the summer. All cactus fruit is edible, none are poisonous, but not all are palatable. The best cactus tasting fruit comes from the saguaro, prickly pear, and barrel cactus.
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Cacti generally have thick herbaceous or woody chlorophyll-containing stems. Cacti can be distinguished from other succulent plants by the presence of areoles, small cushionlike structures with trichomes (plant hairs) and, in almost all species, spines or barbed bristles (glochids).