The adaptation for an organ pipe cactus are its spines to keep away predators from eating it. The other adaptation is its long narrow arms which are used to keep in water.
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The ocotillo sprouts leaves a day or two after a good rain in the desert. It blooms in the late winter.
sagebrush,cactus,ocotillo,brittle bush,mojave aster,and desert ironwoodPut
There are cacti, camels, roadrunners, meerkats, a few spiders, the Texas Horned Lizard, ostriches, caracals and the Sonoran Desert Toad as a few organisms that live there. All of them have some kind of adaptation that allows them to survive in the arid and often sweltering climate.
There are two types of cactus, columnar cactus and climbing cactus. Climbing cactus e.g dragon fruit plant.
PLANT- Cactus- ability to store water over long periods of time ANIMAL-Camel- has the ability to close its nostrils and has 3 eyelids to prevent sand from entering