cacti

meet the most ✨ magical ✨ members of the plant family

Cacti are one of the most varied members of the plant kingdom, with at least 2,000 known species ! There are many benefits to having plants in your home:

🌵 air purifying
🌵 beautiful green decor
🌵 easy to care for

Cacti are an excellent choice for an easy, low-maintenance starter plant! Thousands of years of evolving in dry desert climates means these plants are very drought resistant. The biology of cacti is just as fascinating as their unique appearance. According to Britannica:

"In most species, leaves are absent, greatly reduced, or modified as spines, minimizing the amount of surface area from which water can be lost, and the stem has taken over the photosynthetic functions of the plant. Only the tropical genera Pereskia and Pereskopsis, both vines, have conventional-looking functional leaves, while the leaves of the Andean Maihuenia are rounded, not flattened. The root systems are generally thin, fibrous, and shallow, ranging widely to absorb superficial moisture."

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