There are several species of barrel cactus that grow in all the deserts of North America. The best known are the ferocactispecies.
A barrel cactus [Ferocactus spp] grows in response to light. This phenomenon is called phototropism. The sunlight to which the barrel cactus is exposed are the bright, hot rays of the southwestern American desert. So the cactus grows in response to light, but with a pronounced southwards lean. This is to prevent sunburn.
No, the barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) does not live in Kansas. The furthest east they grow is El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Yes, the barrel cactus has roots.
in winter the barrel cactus
No, the barrel cactus is a vascular plant.
Yes. Mexico is home of many cacti species, such as the cereus (cereus greggii), the saguaro (carnegiea giganteus) or the barrel cactus (echinocactus polycephalus).
No, a barrel cactus and a saguaro are two different species of cacti. Barrel cacti are smaller, rounder cacti with ribs and spines all around, while saguaros are taller, columnar cacti with arms that grow as they age. Both are native to the deserts of the Americas, but they have distinct characteristics.
A barrel cactus stores water in their spongy stem, which swells and looks like a barrel, hence the name.
All cacti are vascular plants, including the barrel cactus.
There are a number of species of barrel cactus that live in the deserts of North America.
you can not eat a barel cactus