Carnegiea gigantea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Saguaro, giant cactus

2010 Keir Morse

2003 Charles E. Jones

2010 Lee Dittmann

2019 Richard Spjut

2008 Neal Kramer

Carnegiea gigantea is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.

also called Cereus giganteus

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (10 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Carnegiea
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carnegia gigantea
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Cereus giganteus

More information about Carnegiea gigantea


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAGI10) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/19/2022).