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Cactus plants
When Columbus came to the New World, he encountered some plants that were unknown in Europe: cactus plants. Since these plants were/are even rare in Asia and Africa, the massive distribution of them in North and South America was very intriguing to the settlers.
Some of the variations on cactus plants include:
• Prickly pear
• Christmas
• Saguaro
• BarrelCactus plants have a rare ability to retain water in the most dry, arid regions of the world. Since most of the water is caught underground through the roots, cacti have spines instead of leaves. This also gives the plant more of a fleshy look – because there’s no need for branches to catch water.
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