Carnegiea gigantea

Vernacular names

English: Saguaro · Basa Jawa: Saguaro · Български: Сагуаро · Català: Saguaro · Česky: Saguaro · Dansk: Kæmpekaktus · Deutsch: Saguaro · Diné bizaad: Hosh aditsahiitsoh · Español: saguaro, sahuario · Euskara: Saguaro · فارسی: ساگوارو · Français: Saguaro · ગુજરાતી: સાગુઆરો (થોર) · Italiano: saguaro, cactus a candelabro, cactus gigante · Қазақша: Сагуаро · Кырык мары: Сагуаро · Lietuvių: Didžioji karnegija · Magyar: Saguaro · Nederlands: Saguaro (cactus) · 日本語: ベンケイチュウ · Polski: Karnegia olbrzymia · Português: Saguaro · Русский: Карнегия · Slovenščina: Saguaro · Српски / srpski: Сагуаро кактус · Suomi: Jättikaktus · Svenska: Saguarokaktus · Tiếng Việt: Xương rồng Saguaro · Удмурт: Сагуаро · 中文: 巨人柱 ·

APG III Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Ordo: Caryophyllales • Familia: Cactaceae • Subfamilia: Cactoideae • Tribus: Echinocereeae • Genus: Carnegiea • Species: Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Photos [edit]

Habitat [edit]

White Tank Mountains Regional Park, Maricopa, Arizona
White Tank Mountains Regional Park, Maricopa, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Near Tucson, Arizona
West of Tucson, Arizona
West of Tucson, Arizona
Gates Pass, Tucson Mountain County Park, Arizona
Gates Pass, Tucson Mountain County Park, Arizona
Sentinel Peak, near Tucson, Arizona
North of Phoenix, Arizona
Harquahala Mountains, western-southwestern Arizona
Sonoran Desert, Arizona

Habitus [edit]

Near Cave Creek, Arizona
White Tank Mountains Regional Park, Maricopa, Arizona
Tonto National Forest, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
Rincon Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
Near Tucson, Arizona
Near Tucson, Arizona
Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona
Near Scottsdale, Arizona
Near Scottsdale, Arizona
Near Scottsdale, Arizona
Growing beneath a Parkinsonia microphylla 'nurse plant'; near Buckeye, Arizona
South Mountain Preserve, near Phoenix, Arizona
"Crested" plant; Saguaro National Park West Unit, Arizona

Flowers [edit]

Flower; Saguaro National Park, near Tucson, Arizona
Flowers; near Tucson, Arizona
Flowers; Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona
Flowers, with Myiarchus cinerascens; Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Arizona
Flowers; Sonora Desert, Mexico
cultivated at Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada
Flower buds, with Toxostoma curvirostre; Arizona

Fruits [edit]

Fruit, with Zenaida asiatica feeding; near Phoenix, Arizona
Fruit, with Zenaida asiatica feeding; near Phoenix, Arizona
Fruit, with Zenaida asiatica feeding; near Tucson, Arizona
cultivated at Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada

Detail [edit]

View Overlook Trail, Saguaro National Park West Unit, near Tucson, Arizona
With Colaptes chrysoides at nest hole; near Phoenix, Arizona
Spines with grasshopper; cultivated at Desert Demonstration Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada
Base of old specimen; Sonora Desert, Mexico