Cactus Close Up is a painting by Karyn Robinson which was uploaded on September 3rd, 2012.
Title
Cactus Close Up
Artist
Karyn Robinson
Medium
Painting - Acrylic
Description
Karyn Robinson, Gilbert, Arizona.
Beautiful but dangerous, as most desert dwelling plants are. Painted in soft blues, greens yellows and reds. This is a succulent and I love the pattern created by the leaves.
Don't confuse cacti with succulents. Botanically speaking, cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti.
Wkiipedia notes..."The storage of water often gives succulent plants a more swollen or fleshy appearance than other plants, a characteristic known as succulence. In addition to succulence, succulent plants variously have other water-saving features."
"Many succulents come from the dry areas of the tropics and subtropics, such as steppes, semi-desert, and desert. High temperatures and low precipitation force plants to collect and store water to survive long dry periods. Succulents may occasionally occur as epiphytes - "air plants" - as they have limited or no contact with the ground, and are dependent on their ability to store water and gain nutrients by other means; this niche is seen in Tillandsia. Succulents also occur as inhabitants of sea coasts and dry lakes, which are exposed to high levels of dissolved minerals that are deadly to many other plant species."
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September 3rd, 2012
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