Tuesday, December 29, 2009

ABC Wednesday: X is for Xerophyte

 

The letter for this week is letter....X! I looked around and thankfully I got what I like to show off here the picture says it all and in the dictionary this plant is also called Xerophyte......
                       desert plant: a plant that is adapted for a dry habitat, for example, a cactus
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                                               How is that for a Xerophyte -wink-wink-
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14 comments:

Sylvia K said...

What a great post and photos for the X day! Beautiful cactus! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

Sylvia

Joy said...

Very pretty, if spiky, xerophyte, not as easy to spell as cactus, LOL.

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

My ancestors (on dad's side) hail from Cebu...
and we both posted xerophyte! Not too many x's out there, are there?

Mabuhay!

Roger Owen Green said...

An X-cellent choice; didn't know the term.

magiceye said...

splendid! thank you for introducing us to xerophyte!

Dina said...

Those plants look like they are ready for anything! Nice xerophytes, nice X.

Shalom to you in the new year.

Tania said...

Very nice X!:-) Wish you a Happy New Year!

Rune Eide said...

I don't think that one would have survived long around here...

Happy New Year!

Tumblewords: said...

I love xerophytes! Lovely pictures and post!

jay said...

Perfect for X! ;)

I have a cactus which is growing out of control. It must be because I forget to water my plants and then once in a blue moon I drown them, recreating the conditions cacti like! LOL!

Stan Ski said...

I've seen these - now I know their name - thanks.

Rose said...

Excellent choice for the letter X! These cacti won't grow where I live--much too cold--but I find them intriguing. Thanks for sharing!

Dragonstar said...

Xerophyte is one of those incredibly useful words. I like your cactus family.
Have a great 2010.

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