QueenCrestedSaguaro2017
Finding a crested saguaro in the Sonoran Desert is very rare and a feast for the eyes! As a native Tucsonian, I have only stumbled upon a few in my 30plus year...
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Finding a crested saguaro in the Sonoran Desert is very rare and a feast for the eyes! As a native Tucsonian, I have only stumbled upon a few in my 30plus years of hiking in the Sonoran Desert located in the southwest of the United States.
" Even when saguaro cacti grow in their normal form, they rarely grow symmetrically. Saguaros sometimes grow in odd or misshapen forms. The growing tip occasionally produces a fan-like form which is referred to as crested or cristate. Though these crested saguaros are somewhat rare, over 25 have been found within the boundaries of the park. Biologists disagree as to why some saguaros grow in this unusual form. Some speculate that it is a genetic mutation. Others say it is the result of a lightning strike or freeze damage. At this point we simply do not know what causes this rare, crested form." Nation Parks Service, https:--www.nps.gov-sagu-learn-nature-why_crested.htm
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" Even when saguaro cacti grow in their normal form, they rarely grow symmetrically. Saguaros sometimes grow in odd or misshapen forms. The growing tip occasionally produces a fan-like form which is referred to as crested or cristate. Though these crested saguaros are somewhat rare, over 25 have been found within the boundaries of the park. Biologists disagree as to why some saguaros grow in this unusual form. Some speculate that it is a genetic mutation. Others say it is the result of a lightning strike or freeze damage. At this point we simply do not know what causes this rare, crested form." Nation Parks Service, https:--www.nps.gov-sagu-learn-nature-why_crested.htm
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