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BOLIVIAN TORCH (ECHINOPSIS LAGENIFORMIS)
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Blue-grey columnar Cacti from Bolivia with yellow-brown spines up to 10 centimetres in length.
Echinopsis lageniformis = Trichocereus bridgesii = Achuma Cactus.
Yellow-brown spines up to 10 cm long.
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WHAT IS THE BOLIVIAN TORCH ?
The Bolivian Torch (Echinopsis lageniformis) is the popular name of a Mescaline Cactus from Bolivia (South America).
Its natural growing area is from 3000 metres altitude in the Andes high mountains of Bolivia.
The Bolivian Torch is a columnar Cactus that can grow about 5 metres long (tall).
The appearance of the Bolivian Torch is pale green to grey-light blue in colour.
This Mescaline Cactus is easily recognisable by its up to 10 cm long yellow-brown marginal and central spines.
Mescaline content
The Mescaline content of the Bolivian Torch is lower than that of the San Pedro and the Peruvian Torch.
But the Bolivian Torch is the only Mescaline Cactus to contain natural MAOIs.
An MAOI inhibits the enzymes that break down Mescaline.
An MAOI therefore extends the duration of action of the Mescaline during a trip with this Cactus!
N.B. MAO inhibitors can be dangerous, they increase blood pressure, among other things !
Achuma / Huachuma
The Bolivian Torch and the San Pedro are both called Achuma or Huachuma by the indigenous people (Indians) in Bolivia.
The natives of Bolivia therefore do not distinguish between the two types of Mescaline Cacti.
The Bolivian Torch has been used as a medicine by the indigenous people (Indians) for thousands of years.
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FOTO'S VAN BOLIVIAN TORCH PLANTEN
= Echinopsis lageniformis (vroegere naam: Trichocereus bridgesii).
Klik op de foto om Bolivian Torch planten te kopen.
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FOTO VAN DE ZIJKANT
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FOTO'S VAN DE BOVENKANT
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 Bolivian Torch plant in een pot (lengte 25 cm)
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 Bolivian Torch plant met 4 ribben
= "Cactus van de vier winden".
Let op de fijn beige wol op de areolen.
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 Bolivian Torch plant met 5 ribben.
Let op de:
-- lange geel-bruine doorns (stekels)
aan de bovenkant.
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 Bolivian Torch plant met 6 ribben.
Let op de:
-- lange geel-bruine doorns (stekels).
-- beige wol op de areolen.
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Buying Bolivian Torch Cacti
The Bolivian Torch is a lesser-known Mescaline Cactus.
It is the most beautiful and fastest growing Mescaline Cactus !
And probably the best mind-expanding Mescaline Cactus !
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NAMES OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
Origin of the English folk name Bolivian Torch
The English name Bolivian Torch originates from:
-- Bolivia. Bolivia is the country in which this Echinopsis lageniformis Cactus grows.
-- Torch (English) = Torch. Columnar Cacti are used as a torch (torch) to give light.
The torch is treated beforehand with a flammable substance such as grease, oil, pitch.
Scientific names of the Bolivian Torch Cactus
Scientific name: Echinopsis lageniformis.
Former scientific name: Trichocereus bridgesii.
Basionic name: Cereus bridgesii.
Folk names of the Bolivian Torch Cactus:
Bolivian Torch Cactus (English vernacular name).
Bolivian Torch (Dutch vernacular name).
Bolivian Torch (Dutch vernacular name).
Achuma Cactus (folk name in Bolivia).
Huachuma Cactus (vernacular name in Bolivia).
Torch (English) = torch, torch.
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DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
1. SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
Description of Trichocereus bridgesii by Britton & Rose (1920).
See: The Cactaceae - Britton & Rose (1920 - Vol. 2 - page 134).
Tall, 2 to 5 m tall, making more or fewer branches, pale green, a little with a haze.
Branches 1 to 1.5 decimetres in diameter, 4 to 8 ribs.
Ribs blunt, separated by a wide but shallow gap.
Areoles large, about 2 cm apart.
Spines 2 to 6, yellowish, needle-shaped to awl-shaped, very uneven, sometimes 10 cm long, not thickened at base.
2. DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
The Bolivian Torch is a grey to light blue columnar Mescaline Cactus from Bolivia.
This Mescaline Cactus is easily recognisable by its up to 10 cm long yellow-brown marginal and central spines.
The colour of the Cactus body is pale-green to grey-blue (‘light blue-green’).
Natural growing range
The Bolivian Torch grows naturally in the Andes high mountains around La Paz in Bolivia (South America).
The city of La Paz lies at an altitude of 3640 metres.
The department of La Paz is at an altitude of 3000 to 6600 metres.
Non-natural growing area
The Bolivian Torch is often used as a hedge and as a fence in Bolivia.
Trunk of the Bolivian Torch
The trunk of the Bolivian Torch can grow about five metres long, and up to about 15 cm thick.
The trunk usually grows vertically upwards, but it can also fall over and continue growing horizontally.
The trunk and side branches (stems) are grey-green to grey-blue in colour.
Shape of the Bolivian Torch
This cactus forms several stems (branches, trunks) from its base, creating a multi-stemmed shrub.
Number of ribs of the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch has four to eight vertical ribs.
A rib is a raised protrusion of the trunk or stem, and runs parallel to the length of the trunk
Areoles of the Bolivian Torch
The large areoles are about 2 cm apart.
Above each areole is a V-shaped groove, which is slightly darker in colour than the tissue next to it.
areole = oval to round surface on the ribs of a cactus.
From this can grow wool, thorns, flowers, seed berries and new shoots.
Thorns of the Bolivian Torch
Each areole has up to six yellow to brown long inflexible thorns.
The maximum length of the middle and marginal thorns is about 10 centimetres.
A young Bolivian Torch plant also produces all these long thorns.
Growth of the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch is the fastest growing Mescaline Cactus !
A well-rooted Bolivian Torch in a large pot can grow about 30 centimetres a year.
See also the section: Changed Mescaline Cactus species.
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PHOTOS OF CUTTINGS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH WITH 5 RIBS (SIDE)
= Echinopsis lageniformis (former name: Trichocereus bridgesii).
Click on the image to buy Bolivian Torch cuttings.
 Bolivian Torch cuttings (= cuttings) with five ribs in different sizes.
The lengths of these cuttings are 7 - 10 - 14 - 17 - 19 - 20 cm.
Note the very long yellow-brown thorns (spines) on the larger cuttings on the right of the photo.
The length of the spines sometimes exceeds 10 cm !
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PHOTOS OF PLANTS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH (TOP)
= Echinopsis lageniformis (former name: Trichocereus bridgesii).
Click on the photo to buy Bolivian Torch plants.
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 Bolivian Torch plant with 4 ribs
= ‘Cactus of the four winds’.
Note the fine beige wool on the areoles.
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 Bolivian Torch plant with 5 ribs.
Note the:
-- long yellow-brown thorns (spines)
at the top.
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 Bolivian Torch plant with 6 ribs.
Note the:
-- long yellow-brown thorns (spines).
-- beige wool on the areoles.
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FORMS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH / ACHUMA CACTUS
There are several forms of the Bolivian Torch.
1. Echinopsis lageniformis monstrous form.
= Trichocereus bridgesii forma monstruosus (former name).
= penis cactus = Frauengluck in German.
= Trichocereus bridgesii forma monstrosus (in English).
See: Bolivian Torch Penis Cactus (small) .
The ribs are often missing in this monstrous form, giving the stem a completely rounded shape.
The monster-shaped body still has thorns at the bottom.
But from the middle of the Cactus body, the thorns are missing.
2. Echinopsis lageniformis ‘Cactus of the four winds’ .
= Cactus of the four winds
= ‘Cactus of the four winds’ in English.
This rare and unusual form of the Bolivian Torch has only four ribs.
This form is considered highly magical and sacred by indigenous shamans in South America.
In San Pedro ceremonies, a 4-ribbed Bolivian Torch Cactus is attributed special supernatural powers.
Each rib of a four-ribbed Bolivian Torch points to a wind direction.
See Bolivian Torch ‘Cactus of the Four Winds’
3. Trichocereus bridgesii crest form
= Trichocereus bridgesii forma cristatus.
= Achuma Cactus cristate or fan form.
4. Trichocereus bridgesii form with closer together smaller spines.
But also has longer spines.
5. Trichocereus bridgesii form with fewer ribs
This form has wide shallow depressions between the ribs.
Some spines are much longer and are less present on the Cactus.
Forms 3 and 4 are often present on the same Achuma Cactus.
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VARIETIES OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
There are three cultivated varieties described by Borg in 1976:
1. Trichocereus bridgesii variety brevispinus.
This variety has 7 to 8 ribs and very small spines.
2. Trichocereus bridgesii variety longispinus.
These cacti have 4 or 5 ribs and very long central spines.
3. Trichocereus bridgesii variety lageniformis.
The stem is shaped like a club with 6 or 7 ribs, and many short spines.
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NAMES OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
1. FOLK NAMES OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
Achuma and San Pedro
The Achuma Cactus (Echinopsis lageniformis) and the San Pedro (Echinopsis pachanoi)
are both used in Bolivia by the indigenous population:
1. Achuma.
2. Called Huachuma.
3. Called San Pedro.
Apparently, they make no difference between the two botanical Mescaline Cactus species.
Both Cacti apparently have the same consciousness-expanding effects for the local indigenous population !
Research results show high Mescaline concentrations in the Bolivian Torch and the San Pedro.
Positive user experiences (‘bio-assays’) also show the strong psychedelic effects of the Bolivian Torch.
Folk names of the Bolivian Torch
Folk names for the Bolivian Torch are:
achuma, aguacolla, chumarse, gigantón, huachuma, San Pedro.
Meaning of Bolivian Torch
Bolivian Torch is the English name for the Huachuma Cactus.
This columnar cactus from Bolivia can be used as a torch (torch).
Torch = torch, torch.
2. SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
Scientific name of the Bolivian Torch - intro
The official scientific name for the Bolivian Torch is now Echinopsis lageniformis
Trichocereus bridgesii was the former scientific name, which is now botanically invalid.
Scientific name
Name: Echinopsis lageniformis (Forster) H. Friedrich & Rowley 1974 (see IOSB 3(3): 96).
Synonym: Trichocereus bridgesii (S.-D. ) Britton & Rose (1920).
Basioniem: Cereus bridgesii Salm-Dyck (1850).
basioniem = the literal name on which another name is based.
Old invalid names of Echinopsis lageniformis
Cereus bridgesii (Salm-Dyck, 1850).
Cereus lagenaeformis (Forster, 1861).
Cereus bridgesii brevispinus (Schumann, 1897).
Cereus bridgesii lageniformis (Schumann, 1897).
Cereus bridgesii longispinus (Maass, 1905).
Cereus lasiacanthus (Schumann, 1907).
Trichocereus bridgesii (Britton & Rose, 1920).
Meaning of scientific names of Echinopsis lageniformis
Echinopsis = hedgehog cactus
forma = form, shape.
lageniformis = shape of a bottle.
Trichocereus = cereus (columnar cactus) with hairs.
bridgesii = named after the Englishman Bridges.
monstruosus = unnatural, wondrous, monstrous.
monstrosus = English = monstruosus
variety = taxonomic rank lower than a species or subspecies.
Differing in some characteristics from the type-plant of the (sub)species.
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
1. ALKALOIDS IN THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
The Bolivian Torch contains several other alkaloids besides the alkaloid Mescaline.
These other alkaloids are: 3,4-dimethoxiphenethylamine, 3-methoxityramine, Tyramine.
1.1 Content of all alkaloids in the Bolivian Torch
Alkaloids: more than 50 milligrams per 100 grams of fresh Cactus = more than 0.05 %
1.2 Content of alkaloids by species in the Bolivian Torch
Mescaline content: more than 50% of the total alkaloid content.
3,4-dimethoxiphenethylamine: 1-10 % of total alkaloid content.
3-methoxityramine: 1-10 % of total alkaloid content.
Tyramine: traces.
2. MESCALINE IN THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
2.1 Mescaline content of the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch contains less Mescaline than the San Pedro and the Peruvian Torch.
But Mescaline is clearly present in the tissue of this Mescaline Cactus.
100 grams of fresh Bolivian Torch contains about 25 milligrams of Mescaline.
Or about 0.025 % of fresh Achuma Cactus.
See also the study on the Mescaline content of 14 Echinopsis species from the year 2010.
2.2 Mescaline as a chemical compound
Mescaline is an alkaloid (alkaline-reactive compound) that causes hallucinogenic hallucinations.
The compound Mescaline has a bitter taste and forms white crystals.
Its chemical name is 3,4,5-trimethoxy-B-phenethylamine.
3. MAOIs in the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch is the only Mescaline Cactus to contain natural MAOIs.
MAOIs inhibit the breakdown of Mescaline.
MAOI inhibitors therefore prolong the action and effects of Mescaline !
N.B. MAO inhibitors can be dangerous, they increase blood pressure, among other things !
MAO inhibitor = MAOI
= Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
= Prevents the action of the monoamine oxidase enzymes MAO-A and MAO-B.
Monoamine oxidase enzymes MAO-A and MAO-B = enzymes that break down mono-amines in the human body.
Mono-amines = amines that have a single amine group.
They function as neuro-transmitters in the central nervous system.
Examples of mono-amines are: Mescaline, dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin.
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USE OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
The columns of the Bolivian Torch are used by indigenous people as:
1. hedge or as a fence on walls.
2. medicine.
And by users around the world as:
3. psychoactive substance (entheogen) in a Mescaline trip.
Dosage of Bolivian Torch
100 grams of fresh Bolivian Torch (= Echinopsis lageniformis) contains about 25 milligrams of Mescaline.
For a normal trip, you need about 300 milligrams of Mescaline.
Or about 1,200 grams of fresh Achuma Cactus.
But maybe less because this strain contains MAOIs.
MAOIs (MAOI)
The Bolivian Torch is the only Mescaline Cactus that contains natural MAOIs.
These are substances that prolong the effects of Mescaline, among other things!
MAOIs can be dangerous, they increase blood pressure, among other things !
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THE BOLIVIAN TORCH AND THE LAW
Is the Bolivian Torch a drug cactus ?
The Bolivian Torch is a drug cactus because the Bolivian Torch contains the psychoactive alkaloid Mescaline.
The Bolivian Torch possesses relatively high levels of Mescaline and has hallucinogenic effects.
The Opium Act and the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch is not on list 1 or list 2 of the Dutch Opium Act.
This means that the Bolivian Torch can be freely grown, traded and transported in the Netherlands.
The government apparently does not consider Drug Cacti like the Bolivian Torch to be dangerous.
Mescaline and the Opium Act
The Bolivian Torch does contain Mescaline, which as a substance is mentioned in the Opium Act.
You are not allowed to grow, trade or transport Mescaline as a substance (chemical compound).
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CULTIVATION AND CARE OF BOLIVIAN TORCH
Caring for a Bolivian Torch is easy and requires little effort.
It is a fast-growing columnar Mescaline Cactus that grows well in many conditions.
The growing instructions below also apply to other Echinopsis species (=Trichocereus species).
1. GROWING CONDITIONS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
1.1 Habitat for the Bolivian Torch
Preferably put the cactus in a warm place with a lot of sun.
In the house, preferably in front of a south-facing window.
Or in summer with warm weather on a terrace.
1.2 Light for the Bolivian Torch
Put this Mescaline Cactus in full sun.
The Bolivian Torch needs about three hours of direct sunlight a day.
1.3 Temperature for the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch copes well with high and low temperatures.
High temperatures
Keep the temperature in the sun below 60 degrees Celsius.
Shield the Bolivian Torch Cactus from too high temperatures:
1. by placing a piece of newspaper over the plant, for example, or taping it to the window.
2. by ventilating more (open windows, possibly also open doors).
Low temperatures
Keep the temperature above minus 5 degrees in winter.
At even lower temperatures, you can cover the Bolivian Torch with bubble wrap.
1.4 Watering the Bolivian Torch
The Bolivian Torch can also tolerate drought periods well.
During the growing season, fill the pot with water every fortnight.
After half a day, drain the excess pouring water.
Every 2nd pouring, add a little Cactus fertiliser with the pouring water (0.5 grams per litre of water).
For more info on care and growing, see the section:
‘GROWING ECHINOPSIS (TRICHOCEREUS) SPECIES’.
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2. PROPAGATION OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
The Bolivian Torch is easily propagated by cuttings or overseeding.
2.1 Propagation by cuttings
By cutting off shoots and side branches from the Bolivian Torch Cactus you can quickly make new Bolivian Torch Cacti.
Let the cuttings dry for a few weeks, then pot them up.
2.2 Propagation by sowing (seeds)
By sowing seeds, you can make many new Bolivian Torch Cacti.
Cultivating sown Bolivian Torch seedlings does take a lot of time and a lot of effort.
And you only know after a year whether the sown variety is really the right one.
Or perhaps another Echinopsis species that does not contain Mescaline.
2.3 Propagation by grafting
Propagation by grafting of a Bolivian Torch hardly ever happens.
The Bolivian Torch grows very well by itself, so grafting is of no advantage.
The Bolivian Torch is used as a rootstock to graft another special cactus.
The Bolivian Torch is sometimes used as a rootstock for grafting a Peyote.
2.4 Propagation by tissue culture
The tissue of a Bolivian Torch can be cut into many small pieces.
The cut cells are grown on an artificial culture medium under sterile conditions.
For more info on propagation, see:
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3. PROBLEMS WITH THE CULTIVATION OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH
3.1. Failure of a Bolivian Torch to flower
Due to poor growing conditions, a tall Bolivian Torch may fail to flower.
Improving this inferior situation ensures that the Bolivian Torch will still flower.
For example by more sunlight (more energy), sufficient nutrition (more nutrients), sufficient water.
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4. DISADVANTAGES OF A SOWN BOLIVIAN TORCH
4.1 Poor quality of sown Bolivian Torch plants
A sown Bolivian Torch often grows up the first few years under protected conditions.
They are often shielded from sunlight, usually kept warm, and protected with pesticides.
These so-called ‘greenhouse plants’ are thinner, taller, waterier, weaker, and have thinner and lighter thorns.
These ‘greenhouse plants’ are therefore more susceptible to less optimal conditions.
4.2 Young Bolivian Torch seedlings are difficult to spot
Young seedlings of a Bolivian Torch often do not resemble older plants of the same species.
Young sown seedlings of different Echinopsis species often look similar in the first few years.
In both cases, it is therefore not clear which species the seedling belongs to.
Therefore, we supply all Bolivian Torch species as:
-- thick strong cuttings of known origin.
-- well-rooted Bolivian Torch plant in a pot.
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5. HANDLING PLANTS AND CUTTINGS OF THE BOLIVIAN TORCH CACTUS
5.1. Handle plants of the Bolivian Torch with care !
1. Be careful with all Echinopsis (Trichocereus) Cacti and with their thorns, spines, needles, prickles.
2. Always wear thick gloves.
3. Do everything thoughtfully, consider in advance what you want to do, and how.
4. Do everything slowly, so that thorns will sting less.
5. Make sure all large and heavy Echinopsis species are stable (or lying stable) in a low spot.
6. Keep Cacti with thorns away from your head, and away from the heads of other people or animals.
7. Keep children and pets away from (large) Echinopsis Cacti as much as possible.
5.2 Moving long and large Bolivian Torch Cactus plants
1. Fold 4 unfolded newspaper pages into a thick strip 6 cm wide.
2. Preferably put on two thick gloves.
3. Fold the strip of newspaper pages around the top of the Bolivian Torch about 15 cm below the top.
Make sure both ends point to the right.
4. Hold both ends of the strip close to the vertical stem with your right hand.
5. With your left hand, grasp the pot by the top edge with a light Bolivian Torch.
Hold the pot with your left hand at the bottom in the case of a heavy Bolivian Torch.
6. Now you can easily move the Bolivian Torch, holding your :
-- left hand lifting the Bolivian Torch.
-- right hand makes sure the plant stays vertical (upright) and does not fall over.
5.3 Transporting cuttings and plants from the Bolivian Torch
Bolivian Torch plants and cuttings are best transported horizontally.
Place the Bolivian Torch on a soft surface, on Styrofoam, bubble wrap, cardboard, newspapers, or foam rubber.
You can put more Cacti in a pot next to each other with each pot against the top of the neighbouring Cactus.
Optionally, you can put another wad of newspaper between each pot and each Cactus tip.
Between several long Bolivian Torch cuttings (cuttings), you can put props of paper or Styrofoam.
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More information about the Bolivian Torch
1. Literature about the Bolivian Torch Cactus
See the book: Trout - Trout's notes on San Pedro & related Trichocereus species.
Trichocereus bridgesii and forms - pages 28 - 55.
Reported analysis - page 54.
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WHAT ARE CACTI ?
Cacti are plants characterised by possessing areoles.
Areoles are thickenings on the stem from which hairs, thorns, buds, flowers and fruits grow.
Cacti have thorns or hairs and usually no leaves.
Thorns
Cacti's thorns evolved (gradually developed) from leaves.
The thorns protect a Cactus from the sun and from being eaten by animals.
Cacti are drought plants (xerophytes)
Cacti are drought plants (xerophytes) adapted to survive dry conditions.
Adaptations to drought periods include:
a thicker wax layer, fewer stomata, water cells, no leaves, resting periods, special metabolism.
Succulents
Cacti belong to the succulents (Succulents).
Succulents are plants that store water in their roots, stems and leaves.
Succulents are also built to survive drought periods (xerophytes).
Metabolism
In hot weather, Cacti keep their stomata closed during the day to prevent evaporation.
In the evening and at night, they have their stomata open to assimilate.
In doing so, they take in carbon dioxide (CO2), and expel oxygen (O2).
Habitat
Cacti grow in arid areas such as semi-deserts, but not in deserts.
Cacti grow in all but one species in North America and South America.
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