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How many leaves does a cactus grow every year?

None! Cacti grow spines instead of leaves.


What plants manufacture food in their stem instead of leaves?

Leafless cactus plants


How have leaves of a cactus adapt to the desert?

Leaves have evolved into spines on the cactus.


Does a cactus have leaves?

No. Some may be considered as leaves but not really. Christmas cactus for instance grows in thin segmented stalks reminiscent of leaves. Cactus flowers have petal that are leafy and green like leaves but not really leaves. barrel cactus and saquaros obviously have no leafy protrusions beyond their flowers.


What is the large desert cactus in the US deserts that stores large amounts of water and has spines instead of leaves?

The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the United States. It occurs primarily in Arizona and parts of northern Mexico.


Are cactus plants trees?

They are succulent plants, having thick fleshy leaves or stems to store water


What do the leaves of cactus helps the cactus?

the leaves of a cactus help get the suns nutrition foe the plant to grow None pretty much and formally proper cactus have no leaves only it's convergently evolved cousins do.


What type of plant has no leaves?

A cactus has no leaves.


What desert plant has no leaves but has stems and spines?

A cactus has no leaves but does have a stem.


What plant have no leaves?

cactus


How are a cactus leaves adapted to living in the dessert?

A cactus leaves get sunlight and they make photosynthesis and they get water from that and they save the water


Why cactus have spiny leaves?

a cactus has spiny leaves for protection and so the water wont evaporate so easily.