02387oam 22005174a 450 991096602640332120240926002932.00-8165-4125-6(CKB)4100000010474028(OCoLC)1142532059(MdBmJHUP)muse83610(MiAaPQ)EBC6121492(Au-PeEL)EBL6121492(OCoLC)1143616972(EXLCZ)99410000001047402820191009h20202020 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Saguaro CactusA Natural History /David Yetman, Alberto Búrquez, Kevin Hultine, and Michael Sanderson ; with Frank S. Crosswhite1st ed.Tucson :The University of Arizona Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (191 pages :)illustrations (some color), color map ;Southwest Center series0-8165-4004-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Saguaro Primer: Carnegiea gigantea in History -- 2. Cactaceae: The Cactus Family, Columnar Cacti, and the Saguaro -- 3. Ecology of the Saguaro -- 4. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Saguaro -- 5. Genomics of the Saguaro -- 6. The Annual Saguaro Harvest and Crop Cycle of the Papago, with Reference to Ecology and Symbolism -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author -- Series List.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.Southwest Center series.SaguaroSaguaro.583.47Yetman David1941-1813704Crosswhite Frank S.1940-2008,Sanderson Michael J.Hultine KevinBúrquez AlbertoMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910966026403321The Saguaro Cactus4382780UNINA