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a desert stick that fakes its own death until it rains, then explodes green.
not a cactusIt's a shrub that just dresses for the apocalypse
instant leavesGrows foliage within days of rain, drops it when dry
living fenceCut stems root and sprout into thorny barriers
hummingbird baitScarlet tip flowers feed migrating hummingbirds and bees
long lifeIndividual plants can survive over 100 years