<P> Cacti inhabit diverse regions , from coastal plains to high mountain areas . With one exception , they are native to the Americas , where their range extends from Patagonia to British Columbia and Alberta in western Canada . A number of centers of diversity exist . For cacti adapted to drought , the three main centers are Mexico and the southwestern United States ; the southwestern Andes , where they are found in Peru , Bolivia , Chile and Argentina ; and eastern Brazil , away from the Amazon Basin . Tree - living epiphytic and climbing cacti necessarily have different centers of diversity , as they require moister environments . They are mainly found in the coastal mountains and Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil ; in Bolivia , which is the center of diversity for the subfamily Rhipsalideae ; and in forested regions of Central America , where the climbing Hylocereeae are most diverse . </P>
<P> Cacti inhabit diverse regions , from coastal plains to high mountain areas . With one exception , they are native to the Americas , where their range extends from Patagonia to British Columbia and Alberta in western Canada . A number of centers of diversity exist . For cacti adapted to drought , the three main centers are Mexico and the southwestern United States ; the southwestern Andes , where they are found in Peru , Bolivia , Chile and Argentina ; and eastern Brazil , away from the Amazon Basin . Tree - living epiphytic and climbing cacti necessarily have different centers of diversity , as they require moister environments . They are mainly found in the coastal mountains and Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil ; in Bolivia , which is the center of diversity for the subfamily Rhipsalideae ; and in forested regions of Central America , where the climbing Hylocereeae are most diverse . </P>
where do cactus grow in the united states
where do cactus grow in the united states
diverse regions , from coastal plains to high mountain areas
diverse regions , from coastal plains to high mountain areas