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Carnegiea gigantea

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Description: Description and propagation of the giant saguaro cactus [also known as Cereus giganteus Engelm.].
Carnegiea gigantea {Cactaceae} Saguaro, Giant Saguaro, Arizona-Giant Saguaro, Giant Saguaro, Arizona-Giant Southern Arizona, southeast California and northwest Mexico Large, columnar, ribbed stem to 60 feet high and 2 feet thick, ribs 12-30; spines 20-25, gray, needle-shaped to awl-shaped, 1/2 to 3 inches long, yellow in upper areoles; flowers white, to 5 inches long, closing next afternoon; fruit oblong, red, to 3 inches in diameter, edible. Spring and summer.
Size: 465 chars

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Page title:Carnegiea gigantea {Cactaceae} Saguaro, Giant Saguaro, Arizona-Giant
Keywords:Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro, Giant Saguaro, Arizona-Giant Southern Arizona, southeast California and northwest Mexico Cactaceae
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activated: 18-Aug-1987
last updated: 07-Jun-2013
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