Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran Desert - Cristate form - Arizona – USA
Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran Desert - Cristate form - Arizona - Record height 78 feet - Average mature height 18 to 30 feet but often reach heights of 50 to 60 feet - Weigh about 80 pounds per foot grow their first arms at around 12 feet in height or forty to eighty years of age but some never grow arms - Maximum age around 200 years - Provides homes for many desert birds including Harris Hawk Gila Woodpecker Red tailed Hawk - Protected from illegal collecting
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Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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