| Place of origin:
The United States, Arizona. Mexico, state of Sonora.
Description: The plant popularly known as
saguaro or sahuaro, have columnar stem and can reach 15 m.
high and 65 cm. wide.
It shows ramifications which can be more than 8.
There are between 12 and 24 obtuse ribs.
The areolas are brown, and they are separated to each other
about 2 cm. In the upper part the distance is smaller and
it is covered by brown felt.
Radial spines can be 12 or more, and centrals between 3 and
6 and up to 7 cm. long. They are brown colored and they become
gray as the plant gets old.
The flowers, with short petals, appear in the upper part of
the stems. They are white and 12 cm. wide.
The fruit is red and eatable.
Growing tips: This plant grows very slowly,
since obtaining a plant 1 m. high requires approximately 30
years. |
