Cactus

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Re: Cactus

Postby CactusHugger » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:34 pm

Cactus Fruit Taste Test
It's called a cactus pear, but is it any good? Kind of like kiwi, but with really big seeds.
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Re: Cactus

Postby CactusHugger » Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:22 pm

EXTREME Cactus Attack!
This is so obviously fake, but it's been successful at getting views. 1.6 million views in 15 hours is pretty good!
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Re: Cactus

Postby wildrose » Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:29 am

Desert Vegetation & Wildlife in Phoenix, AZ
This video features cactus from the Sonoran Desert as opposed to the Mojave Desert. Some plants and animals are found in both, but many not.
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Re: Cactus

Postby camel » Mon Sep 04, 2017 6:55 am

Desert Adaptations
Some basic info about cactus.
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Re: Cactus

Postby tronagirl » Wed May 15, 2019 7:40 pm

How to Handle Cactus Safely
This does not look like an inexpensive landscape installation, but there are some really good ideas here in this video!
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Re: Cactus

Postby surfsteve » Thu May 16, 2019 5:55 am

Looks very expensive to me.
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Re: Cactus

Postby drdesert » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:19 am

Thornscrub & Peyote Dungeons of South Texas, Legume Phylogeny Frequent Burrito-Buyer Card
Cool cacti in South Texas. Hopefully no one disturbs them!
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Re: Cactus

Postby mrgreen » Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:27 pm

Peyote in Mexico
It seems incredibly selfish to kill plants which are endangered, but selfish assholes do selfish things.
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Re: Cactus

Postby deathvalleyjake » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:07 am

Cactus of Morocco
There are no cactus species which are native to Morocco. As a result of cultivation some species have naturalized. Cactus are native to North and South America.
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Re: Cactus

Postby CrustyOldFart » Thu May 05, 2022 5:22 am

Saguaros, other cacti at risk of extinction according to UArizona study
Bad news about the climate and it's really bad for the saguaros!
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