![Sclerocactus johnsonii, Nancy Hussey](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sclerocactus-johnsonii-nh6.jpg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
Tag: Deserts
It is hard to precisely define a desert. They are often defined as land areas that receive less than 10 inches of rain per year. But, some deserts may receive more than that. And, semi-deserts may receive up to 20 inches of rain each year. Deserts may be hot, but they may be very cold in winter depending upon their elevation.
![Sclerocactus johnsonii, Nancy Hussey](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sclerocactus-johnsonii-nh6.jpg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
![Opuntia, Patrick Denker](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/opuntia-patrick-denker1.png?resize=980%2C567&ssl=1)
Cliffs and Canyons
![Adansonia gregori](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Adansonia-gregori-treegirl.org_.jpg?resize=980%2C733&ssl=1)
Cauduciform Plants and Pachycauls
![Opuntia dulcis, Near Alamogordo, NM](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/opuntia-dulcis-alamo1a.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Opuntia dulcis
![Saguaro, sunset](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Saguaro-sunset.jpg?resize=980%2C839&ssl=1)
Saguaro
![Copiapoa solaris](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/copiapoa-solaris-chile.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
Copiapoa is from Chile
![Creosote fruit, Ken-ichi Ueda](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/creosote-fruit-Ken-ichi-Ueda.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Creosote May Cure What Ails You
![Echinocactus polycephalus xeranthemoides](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/echinocactus-polycephalus-xeranthermoides-nh.jpg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
Echinocactus polycephalus
![Yellow creosote flowers](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/creosote-2-competion-lance-and-erin.jpg?resize=980%2C683&ssl=1)
Is Creosote Distribution Random?
![Yucca schidigera](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/yucca-schidigera-DSC01195b.jpg?resize=980%2C674&ssl=1)
Yucca schidigera
![](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MG_3906.CR2-Along-Rio-de-las-Conchas.jpg?resize=980%2C511&ssl=1)
Along the Conchas River of Argentina
![Macroscelides proboscideus, Joachim Muller](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Macroscelides-proboscideus-joachim-mullerb.jpg?resize=980%2C734&ssl=1)