Cactus#

Saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea#

Tall, solitary column with pleated ribs and a few upward arms.

  • Sonora, Mexico#

  • Distribution: Sonora, Arizona#

Organ Pipe Cactus - Stenocereus thurberi#

Many slender uniform stems emerging right at ground level.

  • Sonora, Mexico#

  • Distribution: Sonora, Baja Sur#

Giant cardon - Pachycereus pringlei#

Multiple large arms; can form candelabra or clump.

  • Baja California Sur, Mexico#

  • Distribution: Baja California peninsula#

Candelabro - Pachycereus weberi#

  • Puebla, Mexico#

  • Distribution: around Puebla and Oaxaca#

Stenocereus stellatus#

Grows as a shrub or small tree, branching from near the base; often a short trunk. Height about 2 to 4 meters

  • Oaxaca, Mexico#

  • Distribution: around Puebla and Oaxaca#

Blue Myrtle Cactus - Myrtillocactus geometrizans#

Blue-green candelabra tree with very short spines

  • San Luis Potosi, Mexico#

  • Distribution: around SLP#

Teddybear Cholla - Cylindropuntia bigelovii#

Extremely dense sheathed spines (glistening cream to yellow) giving a fuzzy outline.

  • Arizona, USA#

  • Distribution: Sonoran Desert#