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Saguaro cactus plants [Carnegiea gigantea] are useful to the human inhabitants of its native southwestern United States of America and northern Mexico. One use is the beauty that its tall columns, large blossoms, edible fruits, and branching arms give to a bright, drab, dry, extreme, harsh, hostile desert environment. Another use is the encouragement that it gives to other forms of wildlife. For example, its stem is a popular nesting place for Gila woodpeckers [Melanerpes uropygialis]. Still another use is the food that it provides to people and wildlife through its dark, edible, plum like fruits. Yet another function that it serves is as boundary markers, landmarks, and living fences.
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Is a barrel cactus the same as saguaro?
No, the saguaro is a distinct species of cactus and different from the various barrel cacti.
Where is Saguaro National Park?
Saguaro National Park is in northern Arizona
What is the ecological niche of saguaro cacti?
The Saguaro Cactus is found in desert areas that are flat or rocky. This includes areas of Arizona, California, and Mexico.
What type of symbiotic relationship does the saguaro have?
Bats consume the saguaro cactus nectar, and in turn, spread its pollen to other saguaros, hence, symbiosis.
How does a saguaro cactus store large amounts of food?
The saguaro does not store large amounts of food. It does store large amounts of water with which it can use to produce food, along with carbon dioxide and sunlight.
Is a saguaro cactus vascular?
Yes, the saguaro is a vascular plant.
What type of plant is saguaro?
A cactus.
What type of plant is a saguaro?
Cactus
Is saguaro a noun a verb or an adjective?
The word saguaro (also sahuaro) is a noun. It is a type of large cactus plant or its fruit.
Does the saguaro cactus grow naturally in Texas?
No, the saguaro does not grown naturally in Texas. It is primarily a plant of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
Is a saguaro cacti an organism or ecosystem and why?
ecosystem because if it were to be an organism then the plant would have to do something with cells and the germ family and the saguaro cacti has nothing to do with cells and the germ family.
Why does every movie desert have saguaro cacti?
Not every movie desert has a saguaro cacti, but they are common because they are easily recognizable as a desert plant to viewers. Also, it has almost become a tradition in the film industry.
What are the two purposes of the spines saguaro cactus?
Spines protect the plant from animals that would injure it. They also provide some shade for the stem of the plant.
What desert animal eats the saguaro cactus?
No desert animals actually feed on the plant itself. However, bees, bats and some birds do feed on the nectar and/or pollen of the saguaro flower and some animals feed on the sweet fruit produced by the plant if it falls to the ground making it accessible.
How long does it take to walk though the Saguaro Desert?
There are saguaro cacti that live in the desert but there is no Saguaro Desert.
Is saguaro a desert?
No, the saguaro is a cactus that lives in a desert.
How many saguaro cacti are in the saguaro national park?
5
