Cacti are the most famous and common desert plants in the world. They are known for their spiky leaves. Cacti have these 'spines' to keep birds off their water inside them. These spines absorb the desert dew at night and store it inside the stem. So these spines absorb dew AND keep predators away! The most popular type of cacti is the one in the Mojave desert. Some can grow up to 50 ft! Cacti are many shapes like a fat cylinder, ovals, Trees, or even the shape of bushes! Cacti grow amazing looking flowers. There are pink, blue, orange, yellow, green, and red! That is crazy I thought they only made pink! They also produce fruit. But how do these creatures get enough chlorophyll? They don't! Their leaves/spines have adapted to the desert and their DNA allows them to produce chlorophyll with only a little water. That allows them to live. They have a different system of how they produce chlorophyll.
Many people have cacti they take care of. There is lots of people in Arizona with Cacti. Cacti can be hard to care for but they don't need to be watered much. Some animals live in the cacti without harming it. I think some small owls live in them same with birds that live there to hide from snake. I like cactuses. It may be boring seeing them everyday in horrible heat but they are amazing plants.
-Jack
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