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Cochise, AZ | Gila, AZ | Graham, AZ | La Paz, AZ | Maricopa, AZ | Mohave, AZ | Pima, AZ |
total-275 photos-535 |
total-44 photos-138 |
total-47 photos-75 |
total-51 photos-118 |
total-595 photos-1823 |
total-28 photos-70 |
total-1145 photos-2618 |
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Pinal, AZ | Santa Cruz, AZ | Yavapai, AZ | Yuma, AZ | Clark, NV | Riverside, CA | Mexico |
total-788 photos-1766 |
total-3 photos-7 |
total-325 photos-818 |
total-10 photos-35 |
total-3 photos-10 |
total-1 photos-3 |
total-4 photos-10 |
Custom Name: Saguaro Scientific Name: Cereus Giganteus Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) Genus: Carnegiea (kar-neg-GEE-uh) Species: gigantea f. cristate
1: (heraldry) bearing an heraldic device 2: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" [syn: topknotted, tufted] 3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: plumed]
1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
Crested \Crest"ed\ (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.
When this growth area gets disturbed and elongates into a line, for whatever reason, is what we call "the seam". An good example of this seam is at "Mother Natures Glue" "Note" there is another crested saguaro on the skyline right above it. That's another shape we look for on the top of a saguaro, sort of like "a fist". It's too far away to see "the seam". |
"Crested Saguaros" section count & photo count totals |
"Total Crested Saguaros Published" = 3319 | "Total Crested Saguaro Photos Published" = 8026 |