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The Thriving Desert Plant

Ever wonder how a desert plant survives in such a harsh environment?  It’s very hot in the daytime, very cold at night, hardly any water available, and even the soil is harsh.  But plants have found a way to survive even in this harshest of the harsh environments.

Take the Saguaro Cactus for example.  Cacti are desert plants that have found ways to survive.  Instead of the wide leaves their wet area brethren sport, cactus have thin needles to minimize water evaporation.  Also, they generally have very thick trunks or stems that often appear to be bloated.  It’s another method to slow down the evaporation.  But the Saguaro has two additional features.  The first of these is the use of a nurse tree, another plant that provides shade while the Saguero grows.  You’d find shade under that hot sun too.  Its growth is painfully slow, no more than an inch every year.  Slow growth in the shade of a protector ensures the Saguaro will reach maturity, when it is more likely to withstand the vigors of desert living.

Some desert plants do similar things to live.  Saguaro are of a class called Xerophytes.  That means they have needles not leaves.  Phreatophytes are another type of plant that has adapted.  They gather water with deep roots that reach all the way down to the water table.  Two other general adaptations are important.

Perennials are desert plants that count their lifespans in years.  Perennials remain dormant in the harshest part of the season.  When it rains they awaken.  This is how they survive.

Another category of desert plants are the annuals, which live for only a season.  Unlike the perennials whose strategy is to stick around for a long time, the annuals only bloom when conditions are right.  They only live when conditions are more reasonable, then they die.

Desert plants are pretty amazing.

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