Download or read book Blooming Cactus written by mbambo, mikateko e. and published by Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From invisibility to invincibility, Mikateko takes us through verses of despair, assault, discrimination, fear and hopelessness that girls and women encountered in a system that does not serve their interests to the life of purpose, power and freedom that girls and women continue to wedge in the face of all odds. This is one anthology that has the power to break and mend you. Mikateko has freed us all!" - Dr. Toyin Ajao (PhD), Researcher, Teacher and Storyteller

Download or read book The Night Flower The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus written by Lara Hawthorne and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawthorne delivers an exquisitely illustrated picture book about the Saguaro cactus which grows in the Sonoran desert in Arizona and its flower, which blooms only one night a year. Full color.

Download or read book Cactus written by Dan Torre and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike us as the most austere plants on earth, nearly all of them exhibit remarkable floral displays—some even larger than the plant itself. In Cactus, Dan Torre explores these unique plants as they appear all around the world and throughout art, literature, and popular culture. As Torre shows, cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been cultivated for their medicinal properties and even as a source of dye, as in the case of the prickly pear cactus and the cochineal insect, the source of red carmine used in everything from food to lipstick. Torre examines how cacti have figured in low-footprint gardens, as iconic features of the landscapes of Westerns, and as a delicious culinary ingredient, from nutritious Nopal pads to alluring Pitaya—or Dragon—fruits. Entertaining and informative, this book will appeal to any of us who have admired these hardy, efficient plants.

Download or read book The Flowering Cactus written by Ralph C. Proctor and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the cacti of the Southwest includes information on each major variety, accompanied by numerous photographs of the plant's beautiful flowers.

Download or read book Cactus Blooms written by Dr Mini John Alani and published by Writers International Edition. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CACTUS BLOOMS by Dr Mini John Alani is a poignant anthology of short poems exploring the enigma and beauty of life. The collection takes the reader on a journey through the arid landscapes and the winding maze of life where occasionally we come across cacti in bloom, speaking volumes on the resilience and hidden grace within hardships in an age of alienation and populous solitude.

Download or read book Arizona Cactus written by Deborahann Smith and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Striking full-colour guides. Bound in water repellent, film laminated covers. Extensive center-spread maps of the state highlights locations featured in each book. Special 8-pocket and 4-pocket lucite display racks available with purchase of the series.

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Download or read book Bloom of Cactus written by Robert Ames Bennet and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Bloom of Cactus' is a Western-themed novel written by Robert Ames Bennet. The story begins with a man named Lennon traveling through the Arizona desert on a burro. While he is admiring the beautiful scenery and the ruins of ancient pueblos, shots suddenly ring out, and Lennon's burro falls dead. Taking cover, Lennon returns fire and eventually kills the shooter. As he searches the area, he encounters a young woman who had been riding a pony, and she identifies herself as Lucy Cameron. She explains that she is on a mission to find her missing father, and Lennon agrees to help her.

Download or read book No Species Is an Island written by Theodore H. Fleming and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the darkness of the star-studded desert, bats and moths feed on the nectar of night-blooming cactus flowers. By day, birds and bees do the same, taking to blooms for their sweet sustenance. In return these special creatures pollinate the equally intriguing plants in an ecological circle of sustainability. The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in the world. Four species of columnar cacti, including the iconic saguaro and organ pipe, are among its most conspicuous plants. No Species Is an Island describes Theodore H. Fleming’s eleven-year study of the pollination biology of these species at a site he named Tortilla Flats in Sonora, Mexico, near Kino Bay. Now Fleming shares the surprising results of his intriguing work. Among the novel findings are one of the world’s rarest plant-breeding systems in a giant cactus; the ability of the organ pipe cactus to produce fruit with another species’ pollen; the highly specialized moth-cactus pollination system of the senita cactus; and the amazing lifestyle of the lesser long-nosed bat, the major nocturnal pollinator of three of these species. These discoveries serve as a primer on how to conduct ecological research, and they offer important conservation lessons for us all. Fleming highlights the preciousness of the ecological web of our planet—Tortilla Flats is a place where cacti and migratory bats and birds connect such far-flung habitats as Mexico’s tropical dry forest, the Sonoran Desert, and the temperate rain forests of southeastern Alaska. Fleming offers an insightful look at how field ecologists work and at the often big surprises that come from looking carefully at a natural world where no species stands alone.

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