The Sahuaro Or Giant Cactus
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The Saguaro Cactus
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Author : David Yetman
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2020-02-25
The Saguaro Cactus written by David Yetman and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-25 with Nature categories.
The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape—its arms stretching heavenward, its silhouette often resembling a human—has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The largest and tallest cactus in the United States, it is both familiar and an object of fascination and curiosity. This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring and iconic desert plant. Gathering everything from the saguaro’s role in Sonoran Desert ecology to its adaptations to the desert climate and its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book shares precolonial through current scientific findings. The saguaro is charismatic and readily accessible but also decidedly different from other desert flora. The essays in this book bear witness to our ongoing fascination with the great cactus and the plant’s unusual characteristics, covering the saguaro’s: history of discovery, place in the cactus family, ecology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, and ethnobotany. The Saguaro Cactus offers testimony to the cactus’s prominence as a symbol, the perceptions it inspires, its role in human society, and its importance in desert ecology.
The Sahuaro Or Giant Cactus
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
The Sahuaro Or Giant Cactus written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with categories.
Desert Giant Pb
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Author : Barbara Bash
language : en
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release Date : 2002-09-06
Desert Giant Pb written by Barbara Bash and has been published by Gibbs Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed many desert dwellers. Gila woodpeckers and miniature elf owls make their homes inside the saguaro's trunk. Long-nosed bats and fluttering white doves drink the nectar from its showy white flowers. People also play a role in the saguaro's story: each year the Tohono O'odham Indians gather its sweet fruit in a centuries-old harvest ritual. In this first volume of Sierra Club Books' Tree Tales series, a simple, easy-to-read text and appealing drawings document the life cycle of this amazing cactus tree and the creatures it helps to support. Readers will come away with a better understanding of and a lasting respect for this accomodating giant of the desert.
All About Saguaros
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Author : Leo W. Banks
language : en
Publisher: Arizona Highways Books
Release Date : 2008
All About Saguaros written by Leo W. Banks and has been published by Arizona Highways Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cactus categories.
Meet the giant saguaro cactus, native of the Sonoran Desert, which with a few exceptions is the only place in the world where Carnegiea gigantea grows. Sometimes called El Gigante (the giant), the saguaro cactus provides a home and food to many desert animals, as well as to peoples of desert tribes. Discover the stages of the saguaro's long life span and see how it is a protected part of the desert ecology and culture. Color photographs vividly show this cactus at its grandest and most beautiful and at its most vulnerable.
Saguaro Cactus
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Author : Conrad J. Storad
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Saguaro Cactus written by Conrad J. Storad and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the physical characteristics and life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus
The Giant Cactus Or Sahuaro
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Author : General Paper Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
The Giant Cactus Or Sahuaro written by General Paper Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with Saguaro categories.
Saguaro
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Author : Anna Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Rio Nuevo Pub
Release Date : 2002
Saguaro written by Anna Humphreys and has been published by Rio Nuevo Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Nature categories.
Ask a child to draw a picture of a cactus, and the result will probably look like a saguaro. Indeed, mass media have made this denizen of the Sonoran Desert universally recognizable, and perhaps just as misunderstood. In Saguaros: Desert Giants, Anna Humphreys and Susan Lowell share true stories about this amazing, anthropomorphic cactus that are at least as intriguing as the folklore. A saguaro can grow to be a towering fifty feet or more and live for as long as two centuries. During rainy seasons, a large saguaro can soak up literally hundreds of gallons of water in its expandable, accordion-folded trunk and arms. For uncounted generations, the Tohono O'odham people in Arizona have harvested the sweat saguaro fruits to make syrup and wine. Profusely illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs and other artwork, Saguaros: Desert Giants celebrates these iconic cacti while arguing that the need to preserve their critical Sonoran Desert habitat is more pressing now than ever.
Desert Giant
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Author : Barbara Bash
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Desert Giant written by Barbara Bash and has been published by Scholastic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Cactus categories.
For use in schools and libraries only. Documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the desert animals it helps to support.
Desert Giant
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Author : Barbara Bash
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Desert Giant written by Barbara Bash and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A story about the mighty saguaro cactus. BR
In The Arms Of Saguaros
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Author : William L. Bird
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2023-10-24
In The Arms Of Saguaros written by William L. Bird and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-24 with History categories.
An essential—and monumental—member of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, the saguaro cactus has become the quintessential icon of the American West. In the Arms of the Saguaros shows how, from the botanical explorers of the nineteenth century to the tourism boosters in our own time, saguaros and their images have fulfilled attention-getting needs and expectations. Through text and lavish images, this work explores the saguaro’s growth into a western icon from the early days of the American railroad to the years bracketing World War II, when Sun Belt boosterism hit its zenith and proponents of tourism succeed in moving the saguaro to the center of the promotional frame. This book explores how the growth of tourism brought the saguaro to ever-larger audiences through the proliferation of western-themed imagery on the American roadside. The history of the saguaro’s popular and highly imaginative range points to the current moment in which the saguaro touches us as a global icon in art, fashion, and entertainment.