COLOUR CHALLENGE, THURSDAY GREEN - CACTUS

I found this green plants on the web and thinking of how about featuring some of this thorny but nice photos of Cactus plants, And now let's learn a little about this Cactus plant.

The term Cactus (in Modern English) refers to plants belonging to the family of Cactaceae.
Cactus saves water by having no leaves. The green parts of the cactus are actually its stems, and because they are green, they do the photosynthesis for the cactus. They also grow prickly needles to protect the cactus from animals that want to eat it.

Cacti live in dry places such as deserts. Most have sharp thorns and thick skin. Many people like to grow cactus in pots or gardens. Now cacti have spread all over the world and they are part of important food chain.

There are many shapes and sizes of cacti, some are short and round, others are tall and thin.Mant cactus flowers are big and beautiful.Some cactus flowers bloom at night and are pollinated bt moths and bats, So,e cactus fruits are brightly coloured and good to ea, Goats, ants, mice bats and people eat cactus fruits.

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