A Cactus Primer for the Sonoran Desert Region
1992. Dimmitt M (ed). A Cactus Primer for the Sonoran Desert Region
Introduction to cactus plants by Curator of Botany for Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ. Describes difference between cactus and succulent, description of characteristics required to identify a plant as a cactus, list of major cactus groups in the Sonoran Desert. Includes a "Culinary Tour of Sonoran Cactus Fruits".
- Type
- Newsletter Issue
- Authors
- Dimmitt, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 1992
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- barrel cacti, Cactacea, cactus fruit, cholla, hedgehog cacti, organ pipe, pincushion cacti, prickly pear, Sonoran Desert