Saguaro
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Pachycereeae Genus: Carnegiea Britton & Rose Species: C. gigantea
Binomial name
Carnegiea gigantea Britton & Rose
Synonyms
Cereus giganteus Engelm. This article refers to the Palm OS program. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 1. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... This article is about the desert plant. ... Genera See Taxonomy of the Cactaceae A cactus (plural, cacti or cactuses) is a type of (usually) succulent plant belonging to the dicotyledonous flowering plant family, Cactaceae. ... Pachycereeae is a tribe of columnar cacti and a sub family of Cactoideae and genus of Pachycereus found in the USA, Central America and Mexico. ... Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 - 1934) was a US botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. ... Joseph Nelson Rose ( January 11, 1862 - May 4, 1928 ) was a American botanist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 - 1934) was a US botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York. ... Joseph Nelson Rose ( January 11, 1862 - May 4, 1928 ) was a American botanist. ... In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. ... Species Cereus adelmarii Cereus bicolor Cereus comarapanus Cereus fricii Cereus horrispinus Cereus jamacaru Cereus pachyrhizus Cereus peruvianus Cereus spegazzinii Cereus trigonodendron Cereus vargasianus Cereus is a genus of cactus. ... George Engelmann was a German-American botanist. ...

The Saguaro, pronounced "sah-wah-roh", (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, United States and northern Mexico. Subfamilies Cactoideae Maihuenioideae Opuntioideae Pereskioideae See also taxonomy of the Cactaceae A cactus (plural cacti, cactuses or cactus) is any member of the succulent plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... Monotypic is an adjective, that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type: in botany it means that a taxon has only one species; Ginkgo is a monotypic genus, while Ginkgoaceae is a monotypic family. ... Map of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

The common name of the cactus, saguaro, is a Spanish-language adaptation of a word used by a local aboriginal American nation, the Tohono O'odham, for the plant. Local English speakers pronounce it /səˈwɑɹo/. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... The Tohono Oodham are a Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. ...

Saguaros are slow growing, taking up to 75 years to develop a side arm. The arms themselves are grown to store more water for the Saguaro. Some specimens may live for more than 150 years[1]; the champion saguaro grows in Maricopa County, Arizona and is 13.8 m tall and has a girth of 3.1 m. (It was injured as a result of the Cave Creek Complex fire in June 2005.) In addition to being slow growing, they are also slow to propagate. These two factors argue for the placement of the saguaro on the endangered species list. Harming one in any manner (including cactus plugging) is illegal by state law in Arizona, and when houses or highways are built, special permits must be obtained to move or destroy any saguaro affected. Maricopa County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... The Cave Creek Complex fire was the second worst wildfire in the state of Arizona to date, the largest being the Rodeo-Chediski Fire. ... The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ... Cactus plugging is the practice of vandalizing or destroying a cactus, usually a saguaro, for fun. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

The night blooming flowers appear April-May and the juicy red fruit matures by late June. Saguaro flowers are self incompatible and require a pollenizer to supply viable pollen. A well-pollinated fruit will contain several thousand tiny seeds, and large quantities of pollen are required for pollination. The major pollinators are bats feeding on the nectar from the night-blooming flowers, which often remain open in the morning. The characteristics of the flower are geared toward pollination by the bats: the nocturnal opening of the flowers, maturation of pollen, and the nectar. Self-incompatibility (SI) is one of the most important means to prevent selfing and promote the generation of new genotypes in plants, and it is considered as one of the causes for the spread and success of the angiosperms, on our planet. ... The words pollenizer (polleniser) and pollinator are often confused. ... SEM image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... Carpenter bee with pollen collected from Night-blooming cereus Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). ... A pollinator is the agent that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization or syngamy of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain. ...

Gila Woodpeckers and the Gilded Flicker create holes for nests in saguaros. Flickers excavate larger holes higher on the stem, penetrating the ribs. Their holes sometimes cause enough damage to cause death and other problems. These woodpeckers create new nest holes each season, rather than reuse the old ones, thus leaving convenient nest holes for a variety of other animals, especially birds such as the Elf Owl. Binomial name (Baird, 1854) The Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. ... Binomial name Colaptes chrysoides (Malherbe, 18) The Gilded Flicker, Colaptes chrysoides, is a large-sized woodpecker of the Sonoran Desert region of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. ... Binomial name (Cooper, 1861) The Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) is a member of the owl family Strigidae that breeds in the southwestern United States and Mexico. ...

The ribs of the saguaro are used for construction and other purposes by aboriginal Americans of the region. A fine example can be seen in the roofing of the cloisters of the Mission San Xavier del Bac on the Tohono O'odham lands near Tucson, Arizona. The Seri people of northwestern Mexico used the plant, which they call mojépe, for a number of purposes. This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A cloister (from latin claustrum) is a part of cathedral, monastic and abbey architecture. ... San Xavier del Bac San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish mission about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona on the Tohono Oodham San Xavier Indian Reservation, also known as the white dove of the desert or place where the water appears because the Santa... The Tohono Oodham are a Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. ... Nickname: Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Pima Government  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area  - City  195. ... The Seris are an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Sonora. ...

The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Arizona. This is a list of U.S. state flowers: List of U.S. state trees Lists of U.S. state insignia ^ State Flower of Alabama. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

Saguaro cactus in AZ, Note the man to the right, he is 5'11. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 476 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Saguaro User:Sullynyflhi Metadata This file... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...	Full grown saguaros tower over people Download high resolution version (306x653, 162 KB)Saguaro in the Arizona-Sonoma Desert Museum Photograph taken 29th December 2003 by Stephen Lea. ...	Mature five armed in flower Image File history File links Size of this preview: 255 × 598 pixels Full resolution (827 × 1939 pixel, file size: 532 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Mature five armed Saguaro cactus in bloom in late May. ...	Flowers Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixelsFull resolution (1320 × 864 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Carnegiea gigantea flowers - US NPS photo [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not...
Snow covered saguaro in Tucson Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (450x672, 43 KB)Photo © by Jeff Dean File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City 505. ...	A forest of saguaro - Tucson, Arizona. May 2007. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 767 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A forest of Saguaro Cacti - Tucson, Arizona. ...	A saguaro forest ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x900, 250 KB) Description: Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) forest on hillside Location: Hillside west of Tucson, AZ, USA (near the Arizona Desert Museum). ...	The bare wooden ribs of a dead saguaro Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 792 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The exposed wooden ribs of a dead saguaro cactus, in Scottsdale, Arizona. ...
Saguaro with nest holes Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1712 × 2288 pixel, file size: 678 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Saguaro Metadata This file contains additional...	Looking up a saguaro Image File history File links Jefftimscactus. ...	Sunset in Saguaro National Park Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) sunset in Tuscon desert took in 11/24/2005 4:19Pm exposure:1/160sec focal length 42mm Iso speed:ISO-200 I, the... Entrance to the Visitors Center, Saguaro National Park, West. ...	Cristate saguaro found in the Desert Botanical Garden Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 720 pixel, file size: 150 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken 2004. ... Fasciation is a condition of plant growth in which the apical meristem, normally concentrated around a single point, producing approximately cylindrical tissue, becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue. ... The Desert Botanical Garden is a 50 acre (20 ha) botanical garden located within Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Founded in 1939, the garden now has more than 21,000 plants, including 139 species which are rare, threatened or endangered. ...
Unusually formed saguaro from Sonoran desert near Kino Bay Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 848 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

References

• Benson, L. (1981). The Cacti of Arizona. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-0509-8
• Felger, Richard; Mary B. Moser. (1985). People of the desert and sea: ethnobotany of the Seri Indians. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. 

External links

• Flora of North America: Carnegiea gigantea
• Jepson Flora Project: Carnegiea gigantea
• Calphotos: Carnegiea gigantea
• USDA Plants Profile: Carnegiea gigantea

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