Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

• Eukaryote• Nucleus in Cells• Multicellular• Cell Wall• Autotroph• Sessile• Sexual Reproduction• Kingdom Plantae• (Phylum)Division Magnoliphyta

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

• Barrel cacti live in warm desert environments of North America.

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

• These cacti live in desert environment where there is plenty of sun so photosynthesis is easy– leaves have adapted to serve a different function.

• Most of the photosynthesis in these plants occurs in the enlarged stem or barrel itself.

• Spines are modified leaves that provide protection from predation.

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

• These cacti are adapted to gather and store water.

• Unlike most desert plants, cacti do not have deep root systems.

• Instead, they spread their roots out at the surface to catch rain water.

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

• Once they gather the water, they store it in their thick stem or trunk.

• Folds in the trunk allow these plants to expand and contract as water becomes more or less avaliable.

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus• Cacti are flowering plants (Division

Magnoliphyta)

• There is a lot of variation in flower color for barrel cacti to attract many different pollinators..

Barrel CactusFerocactusFerocactus cylindraceuscylindraceus

Once pollinated, barrel cacti grow large fleshy fruits that are then eaten by a variety of desert mammals.