Cacti Gallery : Saguaro Cactus
(Scientific name is Carnegiea gigantae)
This is the largest cactus in America, reaching up to 45' tall.
The distinctive side arms start forming around 75 years of age, and the cactus can reach 150+ years old.
The Saguaro blossom is the Arizona state flower and can only legally be harvested by Native Americans.
Birds form nests inside holes in the Saguaros providing well protected nesti sites
for Gila woodpeckers, Martins, Finches, Flickers, and small Owls.
Some rare specimens get an abnormal crown formation at the top.
Saguaros usually sprout under a surrogate tree for protection.


Saguaro Cactus with Crown

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus with Host Tree

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus in Bloom

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Civano Pantano Wash, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus at Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus at Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus at Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus at Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tucson, AZ
Saguaro Cactus Ribs

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
    
Saguaro Cactus Dual-Crowned

Photo by Alan Boertjens
Taken at Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ


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