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The sights and sounds of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, an International Biosphere Reserve, reveal a thriving community of plants and animals. Human stories echo throughout the Sonoran Desert, chronicling thousands of years of desert living.
Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus, [3] is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the United States. The species is found in rocky desert. Two subspecies are recognized based on their distribution and height. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is named for the species.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. national monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the senita and organ pipe cactus grow wild.
Icon of the southwest, organ pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) is one of the best known species of cacti in the United States. Reaching up to 26 feet in height and 12 feet wide, this slow-growing, long-lived sun lover can be truly enormous.
organ-pipe cactus, (Stenocereus thurberi), large species of cactus (family Cactaceae), native to Mexico and to southern Arizona in the United States. Organ-pipe cactus is characteristic of warmer rocky parts of the Sonoran Desert in Baja California, Sonora (Mexico), and southern Arizona.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the only place in the United States to see large stands of organ pipe cacti growing naturally, though their range extends far south into Mexico. The organ pipe cactus is a wonderful example of the adaptations that cacti need to flourish in the Sonoran Desert.
The namesake species of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the organ pipe cactus ( Stenocereus thurberi) is the second-largest columnar cactus in the United States and can grow up to 23 feet tall.
Organ Pipe (Stenocereus thurberi) This many-limbed cactus is the monument’s namesake, and for good reason. The monument hosts the northernmost wild growing members of this species. This species relies on and provides food for some important animals here.
Along with the saguaro, the organ pipe (stenocereus thurberi) is one of Arizona's most distinctive cacti, forming large clusters of 30 foot high stems, branching from the base - it is this characteristic which distinguishes the two species, as branches on saguaro only appear some way up the stem.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument holds an extraordinary collection of plants, wildlife, and geologic wonders of the Sonoran Desert. The monument offers protection and sanctuary for many rare species that are not found elsewhere.