Nurse plants- not just offering shadow

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tumamoc
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Re: Nurse plants- not just offering shadow

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Here's a good example of a nurse plant, Larrea tridentata (creosotebush), providing shade and shelter for at least two or three Peniocereus greggii cacti. Where's Penio (like Where's Waldo)?
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Mrs.Green
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Re: Nurse plants- not just offering shadow

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I see Penio! 😃 Thats excellent camouflage! Great pics 😊
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