This page includes links to resources to go along with my Cacti Unit! Find the Cacti Unit and other nature-based learning materials in my Shop!
1. Related Posts from Wild Earth Lab:
2.) References (external links)
These include reference websites and books I used to fact check the information within the Cacti Unit and other helpful online resources. Use the links below to enjoy the wealth of information these references have to offer!
- The American Southwest (n.d.). Cacti of West and Southwest USA. Available: https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/cacti/index.html
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (n.d.). Sonoran Desert Fact Sheets. Available: https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/
- CactiGuide.com (n.d.). Notes for the Genus: Mammillaria. Available: https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Mammillaria
- Ceotto, E. (2009). Cultivation of Carnegiea gigantea from seeds: a journey in desert ecology. Desert Plants, 25(1), 10. Available: https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/556548/dp_25_01-010-015.pdf?sequence=1
- DesertUSA (n.d.). Barrel Cactus. Available: https://www.desertusa.com/cactus/barrel-cactus.html
- Dimmitt, M. (n.d.). Cactaceae (cactus family). Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Available: https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_cactus_.php
- Gauna, F. J. (n.d.). Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris P. Mill.). Plant of the Week. U.S. Forest Service. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/opuntia_basilaris.shtml
- Gauna, F. J. (n.d.). Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus sp., Britt. & Rose). Plant of the Week. U.S. Forest Service. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/ferocactus_sp.shtml
- Helmy, Olga. 2021. Carnegiea gigantea, saguaro. In: Fire Effects Information System, (Online). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/cactus/cargig/all.html
- National Park Service (2005). Ecology of the Saguaro: II. NPS Scientific Monograph No. 8. Chapter 5. Available: https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/science/8/chap5.htm
- National Park Service (2017). How Saguaros Grow. Saguaro National Park. Available: https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/how-saguaros-grow.htm
- National Park Service (n.d.). COMMON PLANTS OF THE SONORAN DESERT. Tonto National Monument. Available: https://www.nps.gov/tont/learn/kidsyouth/upload/Sonoran-Desert-Plants.pdf
- National Park Service (n.d.). The Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi). Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Available: https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/organ-pipe-cactus.htm
- National Park Service (n.d.). The Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Available: https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/saguaro-cactus.htm
- North Carolina State University (n.d.). Echinocactus. Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Available: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/echinocactus/
- Notes from the Road (2022). Types of Cactus in the Desert Southwest. Available: https://www.notesfromtheroad.com/desertsouthwest/cactus-species.html
3.) Cacti activities – for educators (external links)
Cacti Arts and Crafts
- Pinterest board with inspiration and links for cacti crafts, projects, snacks and more
Cacti Videos
- Learn about the Saguaro Cactus: Icon of the Southwest with this video from NPS – Saguaro National Park
Cacti Books and Stories
- Saguaro Gifts by K. Cyrus
- Desert Giant by B. Bash
- Cactus Hotel by B. Guiberson
- The Night Flower by L. Hawthorne
