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2. Saguaro - Wikipedia

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   The saguaro is a columnar cactus that grows notable branches, usually referred to as arms. Over 50 arms may grow on one plant, with one specimen having 78 arms. [6] Saguaros grow from 3–16 m (10–52 ft) tall, and up to 75 cm (30 in) in diameter. They are slow growing, and routinely live 150 to 200 years.

3. Saguaro National Park offers travelers an iconic slice of the ...

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   Get your camera ready for Saguaro National Park.. The park is home to the tallest cactus species in the country, the saguaro, a symbol of the Southwest. They’re particularly concentrated in the ...

4. Leucostele terscheckii - Wikipedia

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   It is a columnar, branching cactus that can grow over 7.6 metres (25 ft) tall. Its branches are about 25 cm (9.8 in) in diameter with 8 to 14 ribs. Branches are cylindrical, fleshy, light green. The branches are 10-20 cm in diameter, with 8-14 blunt ribs.

5. List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name

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   The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.

6. Climate Change Is Threatening The Saguaro Cactus' Survival - AOL

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   The prickly mysterious giant grows in the desolate Sonoran desert covering southern Arizona and northern Mexico, but it might be in jeopardy. Daniel Winkler, research ecologist with the United ...

7. Pachycereus pringlei - Wikipedia

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   A cardon specimen is the tallest living cactus in the world, with a maximum recorded height of 19.2 m (63 ft 0 in), [9] [10] with a stout trunk up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in diameter bearing several erect branches.