What is the difference between cacti and euphorbias?

Subject: What is the difference between cacti and euphorbias?

Date: Tue Aug 21 21:20:23 2001
Posted by Matt
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Area of science: Botany
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I was in the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx the other day, and found 
out that cacti and euphorbias are two types of plants that have evolved 
(convergently) many of the same types of features, yet are geographically 
separated and are not closely related. Could you give me a little more info on 
the subject? Where are they located, and what are the differences between them?

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