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Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
saguaro
       
Symbol:   CAGI10  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Cactaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

  CAGI7 Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, orth. var.   saguaro
  CEGI Cereus giganteus Engelm.  
 

Distribution:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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USA (AZ, CA)
 

Related Taxa:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 1 species in Carnegiea
 

Classification:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus Carnegiea Britton & Rose – saguaro
Species Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose – saguaro
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Carnegia gigantea
"crested" or "fantop" form only, saguaro              Highly Safeguarded, Salvage restricted
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cereus giganteus:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Low       Minor High

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506151.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 

Related Web Sites:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

AZ-Northern Arizona Unversity

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

TN-Vanderbilt University

USDI NPS Saguaro National Park

www.cactusweb.us
 
 
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