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Because of the precious water and nutrients they contain, most desert plants have adopted defenses against being eaten. Often this defense consists of prickles, spines, or thorns

Jumping cholla (Opuntia spp.)Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)Saguaro (Cereus giganteus)Prickly pear (Opuntia spp.)
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