Desert plants include cacti, yuccas, agaves, shrubs, grasses and annual forbs (non-grass plants that live for only a season); all plants with a broad span of differing survival strategies. Cacti like the prickly pear, have leaves that have evolved into spines. They help minimize water loss ...
lie in the shade until late afternoon or early evening, or have evolved salt glands, which allow their bodies to secrete salt but not sweat so they retain water. Most deserts have
Other scientists may rank plants, not only on the basis of tissue and seeds, but also on the basis ofstaturein the plant world, including in deserts, for instance, the cacti, yuccas, agaves, grasses, shrubs and the annuals. Scientists’ range of approaches to classifying and ranking plants...
There is another water-saving approach to the process of photosynthesis developed by Cacti, such as prickly pear, cholla and barrell species. It’s their green stems and not their leaves that are equipped with stomata that open at night and close in the day. ...
Microorganisms survive in the desert by staying inactive throughout the year, except whenit rains. Apart from deserts, microbes can even survive near hydrothermal vents. These vents are small fissures deeply situated in the sea where extremely hot water of about 122°C is pumped out from undergro...
Because in midsummer, a miraculous awakening takes place in the Sonora and Chihuahua deserts of Arizona, Texas and northern Mexico: The night-blooming Cereus cactus opens its white flower and perfumes the dry air. More specifically, three species of night-blooming cacti —Cereus greggii,Hylocereus...
radiating heat stored during the day in their thick, moist tissue.The greater the mass of the cactus, the more heat it can store and the less prone it will be to freezing damage during the night.How is it then that these cacti can survive cold temperatures when they are young and small...
If your indoor yucca does eventually outgrow its space, it can be cut back in early spring. This can be done by simply cutting off the top section of a trunk or stem. However, regrowth is never guaranteed. New offsets should begin to form at the cut section. The lopped off top sectio...
These native habitats, as well as their limited needs, have made themincredibly low maintenance houseplants. Succulents typically don’t make great indoor plants due to their need for full sunlight, but Jade’s ability to survive in lower bright indirect light allows them to grow incredibly well...
For example, cacti thrive in deserts that receive little to no rainfall. However, when the rain comes around, it often comes as a downpour. So, many house cacti thrive when their soil nearly completely dries out, but they love a deluge when it’s time. On the other hand, something like...