Clipart illustrations of various species of cactus. Cacti are in the plant family cactaceae, and consist of several species of spiny plants native to the Americas. Cacti have adapted to extremely arid, hot places with many mutations used to further its wate conservation.
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Bracts to Sepals
"Transition from bracts to sepals in a cactus flower." -Bergen, 1896... |
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Cacti
A scene in the desert with various cacti... |
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Cacti
These plants have adapted to continuous drought and are able to retain great amounts of water. These species are characteristic of the warm and dry regions of America.... |
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Cactus
A genus of exogenous plants containing several hundred varieties, all but one species being native to America. Cactus plants have large and fleshy stems with a watery or milky juice taste.... |
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Cactus
A prickly pear cactus flower... |
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Cactus
A prickly pear cactus flower, shown vertical... |
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Cactus
Flattened branch of a prickly pear... |
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Cactus
Horizontal plan of arrangement of prickly pear flower... |
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Cactus
Echinocalus, the flowers are several inches in diameter... |
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Cactus
Branch of phyllocactus... |
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Cactus
A cactus blossom.... |
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Cactus
"Cereus speciosissimus. 1. section of the fruit of Opuntia deillenii; 2. of the seed; 3. section of seed of Mammillaria." -Lindley, 1853... |
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Cactus, Barrel
The Coast Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus viridescens) is a cactus seen throughout southern California.... |
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Cactus, Giant
The giant cactus is by far the largest form of vegetation in the desert. They can grow to be over 20 to 40 feet tall and 12 to 18 inches in diameter.... |
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Cactus, Prickly Pear
The prickly pear or Indian fig is a cactus that grows in the southwestern part of the United States.... |
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Cactus, Prickly Pear
"Called the Indian fig. The opuntia is a fleshly and succulent plant, destitute of leaves, covered with clusters of spines, and consisting of flattened joints inserted upon each other." -Marshall... |
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Cactus, Starfish
"Flowers often grow out of the cacti in a very unexpected fashion and of very curious forms. We give illustration of a variety, whose flower very much resembles a starfish." -Lupton... |
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Mammillaria
The genus Mammillaria is one of the largest in the cactus family Cactaceae. the distinctive feature of the genus is the specific development of an areole, that is split into two clearly seperated par... |
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Melon Cactus
The melon cactus or Melocactus.... |
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Melon Cactus
"Melon-Cactus." -Bergen, 1896... |
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Palm, Chili
A type of cactus.... |
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Plant, Pita
A strong, silky cactus capable of being drawn into threads. ... |
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Saguaro
It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, and an extremely small area of California.... |