saguaro

8 photos and 2 illustrations tagged saguaro, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1941

2013

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British Library digitised image from page 384 of "The Hand-book to Arizona: its resources, history ... and scenery. ... Illustrated. Accompanied with a new map of the territory" from British Library uploaded February 2018
British Library digitised image from page 507 of "The Earth and its Inhabitants. The European section of the Universal Geography by E. Reclus. Edited by E. G. Ravenstein. Illustrated by ... engravings and maps" from British Library uploaded November 2013
Piece of bulldozed desert on the edge of Tucson, Arizona. The saguaro cactus are left standing near what will be a housing development..., 04/1974 from U.S. National Archives uploaded April 2012
Cactus at left and surroundings, "Saguaro National Monument," Arizona. from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
Full view of cactus and surrounding shrubs, "In Saguaro National Monument," Arizona. (Vertical Orientation) from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
Full view of cactus with others surrounding, "Saguaros, Saguaro National Monument," Arizona. (Vertical Orientation) from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
Detail of cactus "Saguaros, Saguro National Monument," Arizona. (Vertical Orientation) from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
View of cactus and surrounding area "Saguaros, Saguaro National Monument," Arizona. (Vertical Orientation) from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
Giant cactus on the Apache Trail, Arizona from OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons uploaded July 2009
No. 12. Cereus giganteus, Arizona. from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008

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British Library digitised image from page 507 of "The Earth and its Inhabitants. The European section of the Universal Geography by E. Reclus. Edited by E. G. Ravenstein. Illustrated by ... engravings and maps"

from British Library

darthjenni said:
"The pitahaya or giant cactus (Cactus gianteus) is the characteristic plant of the Arizona and New Mexican wastes even more than it is of the Mexican plateau. Colossal wax cactuses from 35 to 50 feet high, stand out as solitary sentinels on…" This is of a Saguaro Cactus (Cactus gianteus), a Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) and a Native American sitting at it's base.

View of cactus and surrounding area "Saguaros, Saguaro National Monument," Arizona. (Vertical Orientation)

from U.S. National Archives

Nina Kuriloff said:
This is a fascinating image!
Bruce Arthurs said:
This is the Southwest's version of Cthulu. (No, really. The actual term for deformed cacti like this is "monstrous".)
dlandfansaz said:
The term for when this occurs to a Saguaro cactus is known as either crested or cristate.
mrsc68 said:
Any insight as to whether it was taken in Saguaro East or Saguaro West? Or, does anyone happen to know if its near a trail? I live here and would love to see this guy in person!

Cactus at left and surroundings, "Saguaro National Monument," Arizona.

from U.S. National Archives

BigBean said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Commons, and we'd love to have this added to the group!