Desert+Plants

Desert plants are usually where many animals from the desert live. Two of the reasons plants can grow in the desert are they have certain parts that reduce water loss & they can collect and store water. "Desert Plants Introduction." //MBGnet//. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. <http://mbgnet.net/sets/desertter. Usually grow along desert washes. Cylinder shaped body Usually five to eleven feet tall Can be found in Monjave, Sonora, and Chihuahu . N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. [|http://blueplantbiomes.org].
 * **barrel cactus**

The cactus stores water in its stem. The roots gather the water. Its roots are very very big and extend away from its trunk. Only grows in the Sonoran desert. "Saguaro." //MBGnet//. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. <http://mbgnet.net/sets/desert.
 * **saguara cactus**

YO MOMMA Located in Southwest Arizona. Grows in the washes of Sonoran desert. Is known as the "nurse plan." They can grow up to 30 ft. They can live up tp 1,500 years. Desert Ironwood - Olneya tesota." //Blue Planet Biomes//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes
 * **Desert Ironwood**