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Cactuses
  • …and their world
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About cactuses…
  • Cactuses are very popular plants.
  • Their home is hot and dry desert.
  • They are usually green with spines and beautiful flowers.
  • There are many kinds of cactuses-from very small in our flats to a few metres long in deserts and hot countries.
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Where do they grow?
  • They grow  in many countries. From Canada to Patagonia
  • A symbol of Mexico is big hat and cactus-of course.
  • They grow in tropical countries too.
  • From seaside to 4000 metres above sea level. From wet meadow to dry desert. From fogged trees to hot stones…
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The most popular cactuses…
  • …here are some  kinds of cactuses which we grow at home…
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Opuntia
  • Opuntia grows from Canada to south Argentina
  • There are many kinds of this species
  • It was discovered in 1754 by P. Miller
  • It has got flat leaves which look like „ears“
  • They are easy to grow,
  •  That‘s why are they so popular. Everyone must have them in collection :0)
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Mammillaria
  • It‘s one of the most favourite cactuses for beginners
  • It has got many kinds as Opuntia


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Echinocactus
  •  This big global shaped cactus grows from Mexico to south-west of the USA.
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The end
  • So, do you like cactuses?
  • I  think that cactuses are very beautiful. This small presentation contains only a bit about them, but I think that something is better than nothing…
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