Saguaro

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Saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona during November (58).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Carnegiea
Britton & Rose
Species:
C. gigantea
Binomial name
Carnegiea gigantea
(Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Carnegiea gigantea range map 3.png
Natural range of Carnegiea gigantea
Synonyms[2]
  • Rumpler Engelm.
  • Pilocereus engelmannii Cereus giganteus
  • Lem. Pilocereus giganteus

References

  1. Burquez Montijo, A., Butterworth, C., Baker, M. & Felger, R.S. (2013). Carnegiea gigantea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2.
  2. "Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2014-09-19.

Acknowledgements

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