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Crossroads Plants: Ice Needle Cactus

  Safety Rating: Situationally dangerous and beneficial. Environment: Deserts. Details: This large, branching cactus has dense clumps of needles that become exceptionally cold at night, allowing it to condense water out of the air. The cactus stores this water in its trunk. Because of this unique ability, Ice Needle Cactus can survive in areas too […]

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Crossroads Plants: Flashing Stone Cactus

  Safety Rating: Mildly dangerous. Environment: Deserts. Details: These tiny cacti look like little clusters of pebbles. They are colored to blend in with local rock. Most often they are tan and brown, but sometimes they are green or more dramatic colors, like red or purple. Their surface is mottled and speckled to help them […]

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Crossroads Plants: Glowing Stone Cactus

  Safety Rating: Beneficial. Environment: Cultivated parts of arid regions. Details: Glowing Stone Cactus is a small, oval, pebble-like cactus that doesn’t have any spines. Once mature, it glows brightly day and night. While the light that it produces is white, its thick green skin tints the light green. Because the bright light that it […]

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  Safety Rating: Situationally dangerous and beneficial. Environment: Deserts. Details: Sometimes called the Desert Coral or Glittering Palace, this cactus community grows in hot, rocky deserts. Above ground, each plant encases itself in a shell of razor-sharp, glittering crystal. Much like coral, each new plant builds on top of the previous one. Over time this […]

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