saguaro cactus
Sonoran Desert sentinel
A saguaro cactus is the tall, columnar cactus native to the Sonoran Desert, recognizable by its upward-curving arms and ribbed trunk.
Saguaros grow extremely slowly and may live two hundred years, becoming iconic symbols of the American Southwest.
They appear on Arizona's license plates and in countless Western films.
The saguaro cactus towered over the desert landscape.
- Arizona48th state admitted
- Arizona desertArid southwestern U.S. region
- Sonoran DesertArid region, Arizona-Mexico
- desert landscapeArid region's natural scenery
- old westPrevious western orientation
cactus · organ pipe · succulent · night-blooming · ceremonial use · keystone species · flowers · spines · bats · pollination · mutualism · ribs · edible fruit · desert · seed dispersal · Tucson · xerophyte · nesting site
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, barrel cactus
- Southwest Desertsaguaro, Sonoran Desert, Sonoran, prickly pear, cholla
- Bat-Pollinatedbaobab, saguaro, agave, blue agave, kapok
- desert conservationwater management, habitat restoration, endangered species, native plants, invasive species
habitat and climate adaptation
saguaro cactuswater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
lotus · water hyacinth · duckweed · aquatic plants · hydrophytes