The story for kids
A cactus. A cactus lives in the desert, where it hardly ever rains. It keeps water inside its thick stem for a long time. Instead of leaves it has spines, so it doesn't lose water and animals don't eat it.
Facts
- A cactus lives in the desert, where it hardly ever rains.
- It stores water inside its thick stem for a long time.
- Instead of leaves it has spines, so it doesn't lose water and animals don't eat it.
Numbers
- Size
- up to 20 m
- Grows in
- Deserts
- Loves
- Lots of sun, little water
- Reproduces
- Seeds and cuttings