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DESERT PLANTS
Scottsdale's Sonoran Desert is overflowing with botanical treasures, from regal saguaro
cacti and lacy mesquite trees to cactus blossoms and wildflowers in all the colors of the
rainbow. Here's a sampling of the desert plants you might see as you explore.
The highly fragrant blossoms
of the Queen of the Night
open only for one night and
close with the morning sun.
The Tohono O'odham people
use the leaves of one species
of Yucca for basketry fiber.
Yucca fruits and flowers are
edible fresh or dried.
The Agave is best known as
the plant from which Tequila
is made. It also was cultivated
by the Hohokam as a
major food crop.
Juice from Prickly Pear fruit
buds is used in drinks, syrups
and candy. Prickly pears
produce vibrantly colored
fruit and blossoms.
The bean-like pods of the
Mesquite Tree provided a
source of food for preColumbian
desert dwellers.
It's hard to miss the bright
gold blossoms and green,
chlorophyll-bearing trunks
and branches of the Palo
Verde Tree.
Fun Facts
GIANT SAGUARO
u The saguaro blossom is the state flower of
Arizona.
u A 10-year-old saguaro may measure only
about the size of your thumb.
u Saguaro arms typically appear when the
plant is between 50 and 100 years of age.
u A mature saguaro can store one ton of water.
u In the right conditions, saguaros can live to
be 150 to 200 years old.
u They're considered the " indicator plant "
of the Sonoran Desert because they grow
only here.
u It is the largest cactus in the United States
and can grow to 50 feet in height.
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