saguaro

     

Cereus giganteus Engelm.

Trivia about saguaro

  • This largest U.S. cactus can weigh as much as 10 tons
  • These largest cacti don't develop their first branches until about age 75
  • This cactus that may grow 50 feet high & live hundreds of years has its own park in Arizona
  • This largest U.S. cactus is also known as the giant or monument
  • Arizona's state flower is the blossom of this giant cactus
  • It's the species of cactus appearing on Arizona's state license plate
  • The Gila woodpecker of the American Southwest lives in a cavity of this giant cactus

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