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Carnegiea gigantea f. aberrans P.V.Heath
Calyx 2(3): 108 (1992). Distribution: Locality not stated.
Family: CACTACEAE

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Carnegiea gigantea f. aberrans P.V.Heath
Calyx 2(3): 108 (1992).

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
J. New York Bot. Gard. ix. 188 (1908).
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Carnegiea gigantea f. cristata P.V.Heath
Calyx 2(3): 108 (1992).

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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Carnegia gigantea group

  • Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose: The saguaro is probably the most famous columnar cactus in the world. It may live at least 150 years can attain the grandest sizes, towering as high as 15 m or more and weighing 10 tons, sometimes more, dwarfing every other living thing in the desert.
  • Carnegiea gigantea f. aberrans P.V.Heath: Mostrus form (less known)
  • Carnegiea gigantea f. cristata P.V.Heath: This is one of largest crested succulent known, it is an example of a natural but rare occurrence (1 in 250,000), in which the growing tip of the plant becomes a line instead of a point, causing a fan shape to develop.

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