Welcome to the Sonoran Desert! Today, we explore desert plants and their adaptations to the desert. From spines to water hoarding, accordion pleats to green sticks, we learn about the traits that have allowed desert plants to survive in a hot, dry environment.
There are three main categories of plant adaptations to the desert: drought avoidance, drought tolerance, and succulence. While we won't see any drought avoidant plants (we're currently in a drought, so they're, uh, avoiding it), there are lots of examples of the other two. Let's go meet some of my favorite plant friends and see how they manage to survive here. Bonus: learn to hug a cactus safely!
This production is brought to you by the University of Arizona's Community and School Garden Program. Thanks to the Thomas R. Brown Foundation, Cox Communications, and the Roche Foundation for their support.
6 июл 2024
