Why Do Cacti Have Spines? - CactusWay
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If you were to call the spines on a cactus prickles or thorns, you’d be wrong. When it comes to thorns, they are just a kind of branch for a smaller plant. A spine is a mutated leaf bud. It grows from the areoles on the surface of the cactus. When it is mature, a spine shares little or nothing in common with a leaf. Think of it as a fingernail. It ...
If you were to call the spines on a cactus prickles or thorns, you’d be wrong. When it comes to thorns, they are just a kind of branch for a smaller plant. A spine is a mutated leaf bud. It grows from the areoles on the surface of the cactus. When it is mature, a spine shares little or nothing in common with a leaf. Think of it as a fingernail. It ...
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