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Cactus

A cactus (pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/kækˈteɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word cactus derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word κάκτος (káktos), a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny…

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Morphology

Stems

Roots

Adaptations for water conservation

Taxonomy and classification

Phylogeny and evolution

Distribution

Reproductive ecology

Uses

Conservation

Cultivation

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related to Bibliography · 42
Cactus → Anderson, Batsford, Bill, Bromeliads, Cacti, Cassell, Christmas Cacti, Clive, Connoisseur, Covent Garden Books, Crowood Press, Cultivation, David Hunt, Dorset, Edward, Hans, Horobin, Illustrated Encyclopedia, Innes, ISBN
related to Food · 41
Cactus → Algeria, Almost, Americas, Anderson, Asia, Bolivia, Both, Caribbean, Carnegiea, Cultivated, Cylindropuntia, Echinocereus, Europe, Ferocactus, Flower, Fruits, Haitian, In, Indian, It
related to Conservation · 37
Cactus → All, Anderson, Appendix, Appendix II, Ariocarpus, Arizona, Browningia, Chile, CITES, Control, Convention, Copiapoa, Development, Discocactus, Echinocactus, Endangered Species, Eulychnia, Europe, Flora, For
related to Psychoactive agents · 24
Cactus → Americas, Attempts, BC, Both, Canada, Echinopsis, Evidence, Experienced, Individual, It, Lophophora, Mescaline, Mexico, Native American Church, North America, Peyote, Rio Grande, Roman Catholic, San Pedro, South America
related to history · 21
Cactus → An, As, Aztecs, Brazil, Capivara, Chile, Early, Hunter-gatherers, It, March, Mexico, Mexico City, Nahuatl, New World, Opuntias, Peru, Serra, Tenochtitlan, The, The Aztecs
related to Taxonomy and classification · 21
Cactus → Ancient Greek, Antoine Laurent, By, Cactaceae, Carl Linnaeus, Cynara, However, In, It, Jussieu, Later, Latin, Linnaeus's, Mammillaria, Naming, Pereskia, Philip Miller, Species Plantarum, The, Theophrastus
related to Ornamental plants · 20
Cactus → By, Cacti, California, Christmas, Concern, District, East Bay Municipal Utility, Easter, Europe, For, Hatiora, Here, In, Less, New World, North America, Rare, Schlumbergera, Suppliers, Thanksgiving
related to Spines · 17
Cactus → Ariocarpus, Botanically, Cacti, Maihuenia, Mammillaria, Most, Other, Pereskia, Pereskiopsis, Rhipsalis, Schlumbergera, Sclerocactus, Some, Sometimes, Spines, The, This
related to Naturalized species · 16
Cactus → Americas, April, Australia, Australian Weeds Committee, Cactoblastis, Hawaii, In Australia, Many, Mediterranean, National Significance, Opuntia, Some, The, The Arabian Peninsula, They, Weeds
related to Leaves · 14
Cactus → All, Even, Exceptions, Leuenbergeria, Maihuenia, Many, Opuntia, Opuntioideae, Opuntioids, Pereskia, Pereskiopsis, Rhodocactus, The, This

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Cactusis aimportant commercial crop in Sicily0.90text
yellow or brown.In most cactiinstance ofsometimes of a distinct color0.80text
the areoles produce new spines or flowers only for a few yearsinstance ofsometimes of a distinct color0.80text
then become inactiveinstance ofsometimes of a distinct color0.80text
Ariocarpusinstance ofin genera0.80text
these are considerably largerinstance ofin genera0.80text
of a greater volume than the bodyinstance ofin genera0.80text
Copiapoa atacamensisinstance ofThese may be several times the length of the above-ground body in the case of species0.80text
which grows in one of the driest places in the worldinstance ofThese may be several times the length of the above-ground body in the case of species0.80text
the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.MetabolismPhotosynthesis requires plants to take in carbon dioxide gasinstance ofThese may be several times the length of the above-ground body in the case of species0.80text
carbohydratesinstance ofand then into products0.80text
the Atacama Desert in northern Chileinstance ofThese may be several times the length of the above-ground body in the case of species0.80text

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