What are the different types of cacti and succulents?

Cactus and succulents are a very large group of plants, many of which are grown in ornamental gardens for their unusual appearance. All cactus and succulents have adapted to storing water into leaves and tissues. Cacti are succulents that store water primarily in the stem and there are about 1,500 species. Cacti can be very large, as a 65-foot (20 m) saguaro, or be so small that some species can be wrong behind stones or pebbles. Other succulents are even more numerous and usually store water in meat leaves. Since they often have similar growing requirements, cactus and succulents of different shapes are often planted in decorative gardens. Cakrets differ from other succulents in their unique growing points called Areoles. These points show new growth, spikes and flowers. All except one type of cactus are originally from America, where it can be found high in the mountains and even in the rainforests of South America. Rainforests are mostly epiphytes that areThey hold on the rocks or can be supported in trees where they collect water and sunlight.

Succulents that store water in the leaves are called succulents of the leaves, but these leaves come in many different shapes, sizes and textures. The root succulents store water under the ground in their large roots. Root succulents sometimes lose their leaves to return new above -ground leaves when the conditions improve. Another class of succulents has a special structure of water storage called Caudex, which is located, where the roots meet the stem. Succulents are widespread in many locations and climate around the world.

One of the more famous cacti is tall, tree saguaro, but this is usually not cultivated. High garden cacti with heights of 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) include Golden Torch cactus, silver torch and Candelabra Cactus. Some cacti are known for flowering at night aso is the queen of the night and the moon cactus. Although many types of cacti are valued for their high -colored flowers, popular flowering varieties include a gold barrel cactus and the mother of hundreds of cacti.

Cactus and succulents differ in appearance, because the succulents produce a large number of leaves, many of which admire gardeners. Favorite families include Aloe, Agave and Euphorbia, each of which has many species. Agave comes in many sizes, but are known for their strong, long -shaped leaves. Aloe plants resemble agave, but are smaller and often have stripes or stripes of other colors on the leaves. Euphorbia is a large family of succulents that contains a number of species that are popular as houseplants.