Saguaro
| Saguaro | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Faimily: | Cactaceae |
| Subfaimily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Genus: | Carnegiea Britton & Rose |
| Species: | C. gigantea |
| Binomial name | |
| Carnegiea gigantea | |
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| Naitural range | |
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The saguaro (/səˈwɑːroʊ/; scienteefic name Carnegiea gigantea) is an arborescent (tree-lik) cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow tae be ower 20 meters (~70 ft) taw. It is native tae the Sonoran Desert in the U.S. state o Arizona, the Mexican state o Sonora, an the Whipple Muntains an Imperial Coonty auries o Californie. The saguaro blossom is the State Wildflouer o Arizona.
The common name saguaro came intae the Inglis leid through the Spainyie leid, oreeginatin in the Mayo leid.