This is a Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus . It can get up to 7 ft. tall. It can be found in the Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert. It lives where it is hot and dry, so it sucks up water when it rains and stores it for a long time. That's why they usually don't get taller than 7 ft. It has a thick large trunk, and it's round.
The Saguaro Cactus Has a smooth waxy skin it is covered with long, thick needles. It can live up to 200 years.The saguaro cactus only lives in an especially rocky terrain. It bears creamy white and yellow flowers.
This is a Joshua Tree. It is the largest of all the yuccas, and it can only be found in the Mojave Desert. It bears 1.25 to 1.5 inch flowers that are creamy yellow and green. It can grow as tall as 15 to 40 feet, and have a diameter of 1 to 3 feet. There is a terrible odor that comes with the Joshua Tree, because its fruit stays on the tree until it shrivels up and falls off!