Stamp: Turks Head Cactus (Turks and Caicos Islands 1911)

Turks Head Cactus (Turks and Caicos Islands 1911)

01 January (Turks and Caicos Islands ) within release Stamps of Colony goes into circulation Stamp Turks Head Cactus face value 1 British farthing

Stamp Turks Head Cactus in catalogues
Michel: Mi:TC 57
Stamp Number: Sn:TC 24

Stamp is square format.

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Stamp Turks Head Cactus in digits
Country: Turks and Caicos Islands
Date: 1911-01-01
Print: Recess
Perforation: 14
Emission: Definitive
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 1 British farthing

Stamp Turks Head Cactus it reflects the thematic directions:

A cactus (pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (/kækˈteɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/),[a] a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species.The word cactus derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word κάκτος (káktos), a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is now not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. They are native to the Americas, ranging from Patagonia in the south to parts of western Canada in the north, with the exception of Rhipsalis baccifera, which is also found in Africa and Sri Lanka. Cacti are adapted to live in very dry environments, including the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. Because of this, cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. For example, almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivores, spines help prevent water loss by reducing air flow close to the cactus and providing some shade. In the absence of true leaves, cacti's enlarged stems carry out photosynthesis. 

Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms gut flora or skin flora.

Stamp, Turks Head Cactus, Turks and Caicos Islands,  , Cacti, Plants (Flora)