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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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Where in the saguaro cactus is the water held?

Water is stored in tissue in the stem of the cactus.


What does the saguaro cactus drink?

Like any other plant through its roots. Then through its xylem and phloem. These are tubes that carry nutrients and water.


Why is the saguaro cactus only in the desert?

temperature, water and elevation


What does the giant saguaro cactus need to live?

it needs water


What is the saguaro cactus phylum?

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.


What are three specific plants in the desert biome?

saguaro, palo verde tree, organ pipe cactus, tumbleweed, prickly pear cactus


What would not help a saguaro survive in the desert?

Too much water or temperatures below freezing can damage or kill a saguaro cactus.


What is a saguaro cactus?

Saguaro is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea.


How long do saguaro cactus plants take to sprout?

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.


Does a saguaro cactus have flowers or fruits?

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


How are the oak tree and saguaro cactus similar?

they are both plants


How does the saguaro cactus help the desert?

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.