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Pachycereus pringlei, also known as Mexican Giant Cardon or Elephant Cactus, is a species of cactus that is native to northwestern Mexico. At 63 feet, it is the tallest cactus in the Americas or, for that matter, in the world.

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The largest cactus in the United States is the saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea - which can grow to a height of 70 feet.

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