Botanist

1. Botanist By Rachel

2. Creosote Bush Abiotic Features: The Creosote Bush collects water in June & September and the leaves are shinybecause a wax coting prevents the water from leaking out. The sunlight does not effect the wax because moisture has to wash it away. The creosote bush can survive two years without rain. It will drop leaves and branches to preserve water and nutrients in the ground. This bush grows in loose soil.

3. Barrel cactus Abiotic Features: Barrel Cactus have roots very close to the surface of the ground so the water is quickly collected by the roots and stored in thick stems for a long drought. Many Barrel Cactus lean to the south not very much of there body surface is exposed to the drying of the sun. Barrel cactuses also have wax to protect against losing water

4. Beavertail Cactus Abiotic Features: beavertail cactuses live on dry, rocky desert slopes. They have sharp spines and tiny bristles. There thickened outer stem moves and stores nutrients. The cactus’s roots anchor the plant in the ground, hold the soil together, and take in dissolved nutrients and water. Its leaves look like long hairs to protect the stem from predators and the to much of the desert heat and light.

5. Joshua tree Abiotic Features: The Joshua Tree likes dry soils on plains. Joshua trees generally have one main trunk covered with shaggy bark supporting a number of arms topped with dagger-shaped leaves. Also the Joshua tree has a wax coting over its leaves near its fruit.

6. saguaro cactus Abiotic Features: some of the adaptations for the saguaro cactus are that they have a barrel like stems to store water when a drought comes and it has a large net of roots that go far away from its trunk, collecting more water when it rains. Also the thorns on the cactus’s stems help protect themselves against predators. The cactus also has waxy skin so they do not lose water easy.

7. Crimson Hedgehog Cactus Abiotic Features: They use the night time temperatures to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. When it rains the hedgehog cactus will collect all of the water it can from the ground around it and all of the water goes into the pads and gets stored there until the water is needed again. They often grow in rocky places.

8. Brittle Bush Abiotic Features: the Brittle bush is covered with tiny hairs. The hairs cover over the leaves and become an insulating layer against the heat and cold. They also trap any moisture that is in the air.It also likes to grow on dry slopes. They also have leaves that are curled tightly so they lose less water. Brittle bushes have deep roots to absorb as much water as possible.

9. Jumping Cholla Abiotic Features: the Jumping Cholla relies on itself to fertilize the ground with its fruit and limbs. The jumping Cholla protect themselves by looking soft and being very thorny. Also there roots spread very far and they can pick up nutrients and water from very far away, so when the water comes they can pick up lots of water and store it in there trunk

10. Pipe cactus Abiotic Features: the pipe cactus’s long arms are used for storing water and nutrients. Also the thorns and spikes on the cactus’s arms and trunk are to keep predators away. This cactus likes to grow in rocky areas.

11. Prickly Pear Cactus Abiotic Features: . This cactus grows in a up with pads sticking out at all angles covered with needles and hair to protect itself from predators and harsh sunlight. When it rains inJune & September the prickly pear collects all of the water it can and stores it in the pads. The roots on a prickly pear are very close to the surface of the ground so it can get as water as possible.