It probably isn't a good idea to drink the water from the saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea]. A cactus plant tends to store its water in bitter or toxic forms. This discourages predators from raiding precious water supplies. So a wiser choice are the saguaro's fruits, flowers, and seeds as sources of nutrition and water. Particularly the fruits and the seeds are succulent sources of drink and food.
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Water is stored in tissue in the stem of the cactus.
Like any other plant through its roots. Then through its xylem and phloem. These are tubes that carry nutrients and water.
temperature, water and elevation
it needs water
Tracheophyta is the phylum in which the saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] is found. It's the phylum of the tracheophytes, which also are called higher or vascular plants. These plants have specialized tissues for moving around water, minerals and dissolved nutrients, and energizing products from the photosynthetic interaction with sunlight.
saguaro, palo verde tree, organ pipe cactus, tumbleweed, prickly pear cactus
Too much water or temperatures below freezing can damage or kill a saguaro cactus.
Saguaro is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea.
The saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] may sprout from seed within 2-4 weeks. But it'll take 40+ years for the cactus to sprout branches and flowers. During the first four decades of its life, it concentrates energizing photosynthetic products into such life supporting processes as growth and water intake.
same as other plants The only difference is they store what they need (like a balloon) for times when there is no food or water....their leaves have evovled into spines for protection and use their skin for sunlight collection as opposed to most plants that use their leaves for collection of heat and light...both collect water by root systems
they are both plants
The saguaro holds water and food inside of it and usally owels nest in them. So you could just say it helps the animals get nutrients.