barrel cactus
Cylindrical desert plant
A barrel cactus is a squat, cylindrical cactus native to North American deserts, recognizable by its ribbed, barrel-shaped body and crown of spines.
Some species can store enough water to serve as emergency hydration in survival situations, though the liquid is bitter.
The garden featured several barrel cacti among the succulents.
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- fishhookBent metal for catching
- desertTo leave behind completely
Sonoran Desert · arid · water storage · drought tolerant · pincushion · agave · southwest · xeriscaping · desert garden · slow growing · ethnobotany · plump · needles · flowers · water · Mexico · heat · sun
- Cactisaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, cereus, beavertail
- barrel cacti
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- desert lifecamel, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder, fennec fox
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, Joshua tree
barrel cactuswater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
lotus · aquatic plant · fern · moss · water hyacinth
barrel cactusrainforest plant
Vegetation from humid jungles
tropical plant · mangrove · kelp · seaweed · orchid