Carnegiea

Photo: Carnegiea gigantea.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 0.

A Saguaro forest. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 1.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 1.

A Saguaro forest. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 2.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 2.

A Saguaro forest. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 3.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 3.

A Saguaro forest. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 4.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 4.

Gorgeous against the sun. Do you know, I'm so much a lady that the ... rampant aspects of this picture only dawned on me after having it as my background image for about a year? ...blush. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 5.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 5.

Closeup of trunk. The damage can be due to sandstorms (with small stones whizzing around in the air), or perhaps somebody has been using the cactus as target practice. Saguaro Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 6.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 6.

Saguaro in wildflowers. Organ Pipe Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 7.
Photo: Carnegiea gigantea 7.

Size comparison of Carnegiea gigantea (saguaro) (larger) and Stenocereus thurberi (organ pipe cactus) (smaller). Organ Pipe Nat'l monument, AZ, US. Wild. 1998-03-01.