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* ''MagicTheGathering'': Being a WildWest inspired plane, Thunder Junction naturally has cacti. It even goes one step further, and has green-aligned Cactusfolk as the resident [[PlantPerson plant people]].
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* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'': Calico Desert not only has cacti (complete with Cactus Fruit you can harvest and sell back in town), but in the same place as palm trees.
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* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'': Calico Desert not only has cacti (complete with Cactus Fruit you can harvest and sell back in town), but in the same place as palm trees. {{Justified|Trope}} in that the game's setting is based on the Western United States which does natively have cacti - including the prickly pear, which the Cactus Fruit is based on.
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This is a fantasy story set on a fictional world, so cacti being present can't be an example of cacti being where they shouldn't - for all we know, the story is set in the distant future in the Americas.
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* ''Literature/TempleOfTerror'' have the hero crossing the [[ThirstyDesert Desert of Skulls]], which naturally has various cacti on it. While suffering a heatstroke, he passes a suspiciously huge and bulging cactus plant, which he slices up with his sword - lo and behold, there's water inside the plant.
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* ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland'' games after the first one feature desert areas. Deserts have both Egyptian-style pyramids and saguaro cacti.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipsalis_baccifera Rhipsalis baccifera]] is a cactus that grows in Africa and Sri Lanka. How it managed to get there while all other cacti are found in the Americas is unknown. One possibility is that its seeds were spread across oceans by birds.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipsalis_baccifera Rhipsalis baccifera]] is a cactus that grows in Africa and Sri Lanka. How it managed to get there while all other cacti are found in the Americas is unknown. One possibility is As it can also be found in the Americas, it's possible that its seeds were spread across oceans by birds.birds, or that its presence in Africa is actually that of an introduced species that was carried by European trade ships.
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In fiction, most deserts have cacti, usually the classic two-armed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro saguaro]], though barrel and beavertail cacti are also popular. But the Sahara only has bushes, dunes and bare rock -- cacti are only native to the Americas. And despite its common depiction as the ubiquitous cactus, the saguaro only grows in the Sonoran Desert, which covers mostly parts of western Sonora in Northern Mexico, Southern Arizona in the US, and a tiny bit of southern California. It does ''not'' include any part of Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Chihuahua (which is actually only desertic near the US border), Baja California (which is an entirely different ecosystem), northern or central California, or even Northern Arizona or eastern Sonora (which is actually a subtropical land).
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In fiction, most deserts have cacti, usually the classic two-armed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro saguaro]], though barrel and beavertail cacti are popular too, while prickly pears also popular. show up on a fairly regular basis. But the Sahara - with the exception of its oases, where a variety of trees can grow - only has hardy grasses, bushes, shrubs, sand dunes and bare rock -- cacti are only native to the Americas. And despite its common depiction as the ubiquitous cactus, the saguaro only grows in the Sonoran Desert, which covers mostly parts of western Sonora in Northern Mexico, Southern Arizona in the US, and a tiny bit of southern California. It does ''not'' include any part of Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Chihuahua (which is actually only desertic near the US border), Baja California (which is an entirely different ecosystem), northern or central California, or even Northern Arizona or eastern Sonora (which is actually a subtropical land).
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* ''Film/Posse1975'' is supposedly set in Texas yet the train passes many saguaro cacti which do not grow in Texas.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' plays with this. The Dalmasca Westersand has large round cacti all over the place while the Estersand lacks cacti altogether. On the other hand, both deserts are home to the game's [[RecurringElement Cactuar-equivalent]], the cactoids.
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** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' plays with this. The Dalmasca Westersand has large round cacti all over the place while the Estersand lacks cacti altogether. On the other hand, both deserts are home to the game's [[RecurringElement Cactuar-equivalent]], thecactoids.cactoids.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' averts this as of the ''Stormblood'' expansion. There are two desert areas in Eorzea the player is allowed to explore, Thanalan and Gyr Abania, but only the former has cacti, or Cactuars. Amh Araeng from ''Shadowbringers'' also has them, but it's an AlternateUniverse counterpart to Thanalan, so it makes sense.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' plays with this. The Dalmasca Westersand has large round cacti all over the place while the Estersand lacks cacti altogether. On the other hand, both deserts are home to the game's [[RecurringElement Cactuar-equivalent]], the
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' averts this as of the ''Stormblood'' expansion. There are two desert areas in Eorzea the player is allowed to explore, Thanalan and Gyr Abania, but only the former has cacti, or Cactuars. Amh Araeng from ''Shadowbringers'' also has them, but it's an AlternateUniverse counterpart to Thanalan, so it makes sense.
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* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' has a few saguaro cacti in the outdoor areas... despite being located in New Mexico. (While New Mexico has cacti, it doesn't have saguaros.)
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* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' has a few saguaro cacti in the outdoor areas... despite being located in New Mexico. (While While New Mexico has cacti, it doesn't have saguaros.)
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* In ''Videogame/VivaPinata: Trouble in Paradise'', most of the Dessert Desert's [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic accompanying soundtrack]] and native piñatas (as well as their homes) have clear Old World inspiration, but there are also cacti. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because it's set on a fictional island.
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* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', [[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/OQ/OQ02/DisplayOQ02.html?page=10 cacti provide the Wolfriders with an emergency water supply]] during their desperate desert journey. Possibly justified because it takes place on an Earthlike planet with almost-identical flora and fauna. Realistically, they pass through both sandy dunes and rocky flats during their journey, and the cacti only grow in the latter.
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* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Fanfic/ChangeOfPlans:'' when Gwen accidentally hurts herself on a cactus in Australia, Chris notes that they [[ImmoralRealityShow brought it along for the challenge]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'': As noted in its song, the cacti are specifically prickly pears (genus Opuntia). Although native to the Americas, they have been spread around the world and are now a major invasive species in many places (especially Australia and parts of Africa). They're not at all common in India, but can certainly be found there.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'': ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'': As noted in its song, the cacti are specifically prickly pears (genus Opuntia). Although native to the Americas, they have been spread around the world and are now a major invasive species in many places (especially Australia and parts of Africa). They're not at all common in India, but can certainly be found there.
