Golden Saguaros

"Golden Saguaros" have abnormal coloration ranging from a pale yellow to a bright golden color; this coloration can be on all or just part of the saguaro. Cactuses with non-uniform coloration are known as variegated cactuses. Variegation is due to a rare mutation wherein the plant's meristematic tissue loses the ability to produce cholorplasts, causing a lack of chlorophyll in the epidermis.

Click on the "photo", "gold #" or "#-name" to see more information about it
The number on the bottom of each column is the number of photos on that page.
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12 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
gold11 gold12 gold13 gold14 gold15 gold16 gold17 gold18 gold19 gold20
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
gold21 gold22 gold23 gold24 gold25 gold26 gold27 gold28 gold29 gold30
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
gold31 gold32 gold33 gold34 gold35 gold36 gold37 gold38 gold39 gold40
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
1-Golden Arms | 2-Golden Arm| 3-Golden Arm| 4-Golden Trunk| 5-Albino Saguaro| 6-Golden Trunk| 7-Golden Trunk| 8-Golden Trunk| 9-Golden Trunk|                       
10-Golden Trunk & Arms| 11-Golden Arm| 12-Golden Arm| 13-Golden Trunk| 14-Golden Arm| 15-Golden Trunk| 16-Golden Trunk| 17-Golden Trunk & Arms|
18-Golden Trunk| 19-Golden Trunk| 20-Golden Arm| 21-Golden Arm| 22-Golden Trunk| 23-Golden Trunk| 24-Golden Trunk| 25-Golden Trunk|
26-Golden Arm| 27-Golden Arms| 28-Golden Trunk| 29-Golden Trunk & Arms| 30-Golden Arm| 31-Golden Trunk and Arm| 32-Golden Arm|
33-Golden Patches| 34-Golden Arm| 35-Golden Trunk| 36-Golden Patch| 37-Golden Blotches| 38-Golden Patch|

Total "Golden Saguaro's Published" = 38

Total "Golden Saguaro's Photos Published" = 55