I'm searching a web site that explains in detail how a cacti lives.
For example: What triggers the growth of spines.
Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks!
Searching for details informations about how cacti lives.
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I don't know a specific website just for that. Most have a specific focus and biology is included. This might be a good book. I know some here have it:
Cacti: Biology and Uses by Nobel, Park S.
It was published in 2002 by University of California Press.
Cacti: Biology and Uses by Nobel, Park S.
It was published in 2002 by University of California Press.
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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http://scholar.google.com/Loph wrote:you may find that journal articles are your savior, and also an incredible pain in the rear to obtain...unless your rich or in school.
its a google search for only peer-reviewed papers
The best time to plant a cactus is twenty years ago. The second best time is now...
Zone 5a-5b...
(looking for L.Williamsii seeds pm me if you have some to sell...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eekawill
Will B.
Zone 5a-5b...
(looking for L.Williamsii seeds pm me if you have some to sell...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eekawill
Will B.
I searched on there for cactus spine and got a bunch of medical stuff about infections and wounds from cactus spines (ouch!).
I did find this little nugget...
The removal of very fine cactus spines from the skin is particularly distressing for the pediatric patient. We describe two typical patients and a study in experimental animals comparing the effectiveness of several previously described methods for removal. The most effective method involved using tweezers to remove clumps of spines followed by a thin layer of glue covered with gauze, which was allowed to dry and then peeled off to remove individual spines Attempts to use adhesive tape or a thin layer of a commercial facial mask to aid in removal of the spines produced more retention and inflammation three days after removal than no treatment.
Link - http://archpedi.highwire.org/cgi/conten ... 41/12/1291
I did find this little nugget...
The removal of very fine cactus spines from the skin is particularly distressing for the pediatric patient. We describe two typical patients and a study in experimental animals comparing the effectiveness of several previously described methods for removal. The most effective method involved using tweezers to remove clumps of spines followed by a thin layer of glue covered with gauze, which was allowed to dry and then peeled off to remove individual spines Attempts to use adhesive tape or a thin layer of a commercial facial mask to aid in removal of the spines produced more retention and inflammation three days after removal than no treatment.
Link - http://archpedi.highwire.org/cgi/conten ... 41/12/1291
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
Tim