Carnegiea gigantea

Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britt & Rose.
Engl.: saguaro, giant cactus, saguaro cactus.
Deu.: Riesenkaktus, Saguaro, Saguaro Kaktus.
Sven.: saguaro-kaktus.
Bot. syn.: Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose, Cereus giganteus Engelm., Pilocereus giganteus (Engelm.) Rümpler.

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A Saguaro forest. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.

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Stenocereus thurberi

Size comparison of Carnegiea gigantea (saguaro) (larger) and Stenocereus thurberi (organ pipe cactus) (smaller). Organ Pipe Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.

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Saguaro in wildflowers. Organ Pipe Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.

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Closeup of trunk. The damage can be due to sandstorms (with small stones whizzing around in the air), or perhaps somebody has been using the cactus as target practice. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.

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Gorgeous against the sun. Do you know, I'm so much a lady that the ... rampant aspects of this picture only dawned on me after having it as my background image for about a year? ...blush. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.