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saguaro Tall saguaro cacti stand throughout a desert landscape with scattered shrubs and distant rocky hills at Saguaro National Park, Arizona. A tall saguaro cactus with multiple arms stands in a desert landscape with shrubs and a blue sky in the background. Saguaro (Cereus giganteus) growing in Saguaro National Monument, Arizona saguaro cacti desert ecosystem
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saguaro: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Population decline of the saguaro cactus throughout its distribution is associated with climate change. Oct 18, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Population decline of the saguaro cactus throughout its distribution is associated with climate change. Aug 31, 2024
Add new Web site: USGS - The iconic giant saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - The Saguaro Cactus. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service - Saguaro Cactus. Feb 29, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Saguaro Horticulture (PDF). Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: USDA - Forest Service - Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). Nov 02, 2023
Add new Web site: NPS History Electronic Library - Saguaro. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Saguaro Cactus. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Saguaro. Jan 09, 2023
Media added. Jan 11, 2018
Mentioned ecological importance. Jan 11, 2018
Add new Web site: Netstate.com - Cereus giganteus. Aug 03, 2011
Added new Web site: Northern Arizona University - Saguaro. Aug 06, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Edinburgh - Saguaro Cactus. Aug 06, 2008
Media added. Jun 26, 2008
Media added. Jun 24, 2008
Article revised and updated. Apr 18, 2008
Added new Web site: DesertUSA - Saguaro Cactus. Apr 24, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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