Necessary information on Largest Cactus
Common Name: Saguaro
Scientific Name: Carnegiea Gigantea
Height: 12 - 18 m
Span: 18 - 24 inches
Growth Rate: Slow
Family: Cactaceae
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Carnegiea
Class: Equisetopsida
Fruit: red, 3-4in long, oval, edible (and tasty) but spiny
Key uses:
Ornamental, food, construction material, firewood, important in local traditions.
The saguaro is the Largest cactus in the US commonly reaching 38 feet tall. Saguaro is the Largest cactus in the United States of America and its flower is the state flower of Arizona.The saguaro
cactus can grow over fifteen meter and live up to two hundred years. Saguaro is slow growing cactu.
cactus dominates the whole region because the Arizona receives high quantity of downfall double a
year. Saguaro produces flowers mostly in spring that are bell-shaped and 8-10 cm wide. Bats, bees and birds are the main consumers as well as pollinators of saguaros. Largest Cactus can only be found in Arizona and Mexico. The Saguaro was also photographed extensively by the legendary Ansel Adams a testimony of it's architectural beauty.
Saguaros(Largest Cactus) have a relatively long life span. They take up to 75 years to develop a side arm. A saguaro without arms is called a spear. Its Largest Cactus because in America and its so popular.
Saguaro Flowers Buds
Close view of Saguaro Spines
Saguaro Flowers
Saguaro Fruit
Saguaro Cactus Flower Bud
Saguaro Sapling
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