Ep. 323 - Cacti, Microbes, and More!

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Botany, Science

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Cacti may appear like strong, independent organisms but that simply isn't the case. No organism operates in a vacuum and cacti are no exception to this. This episode, we talk with Stefan Burger, or as you may know him, Cactus Explorer, about the amazing world of cacti and some of the organisms they interact with that allow them to live in some of the harshest places on our planet. As you will hear, this is a rich area of research that definitely needs more attention. This episode was produced in part by Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:33.5	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of Indefensiveplants.com. What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week? If you haven't already, please consider picking up a copy of my book, In Defensive Plants and Exploration into the Wonder of Plants. There are so many great things in there for people beyond just those who are interested in the botanical world. I really appreciate everyone that's chimed in to tell me they're enjoying the book.
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1:02.8	sold. Once again, that's in defense of plants and exploration into the wonder of plants.
1:08.4	But today, we're taking a look about one group of plants in particular,
1:12.5	the cacti. You may think of cacti as these stalwarts of the desert, really well protected,
1:18.0	just ultimate survivors of the plant world, but they don't do it alone. As hardy as some cacti
1:24.1	can be, they still have plenty of mutualistic interactions out there. And that's
1:29.1	exactly what we're talking about today. Joining us is Stefan Berger, or as you may know him from his
1:34.5	Instagram page, The Cactus Explorer. Stefan is a lover of all things cacti, and he owns and operates
1:40.8	Cactus Explorer Tours and consulting, which helps to expose people from around the
1:46.1	world to just how amazing cacti can be in their native habitat. Then today we're going to talk
1:51.2	about some of the amazing mutualistic interactions cacti have with other types of life on this planet.
1:57.0	And let me tell you, this is a deep well to drink from. We're only going to scratch the surface today, but it's a fascinating jumping off point for people that have any curiosity in what cacti are doing.
2:07.6	So let's just jump right into it.
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