Saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Carnegiea gigantea
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactus
- Continent
- North America
- Habitat
- Desert
- Form
- Succulent
- Leaves
- Leafless
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Food
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- A saguaro often grows its first arm only after 50 to 70 years and can live for about 150 years or more.
- Its pleated trunk swells like an accordion after rain and can store hundreds of litres of water.
Could you guess it from clues?
WildGuessr picks a secret animal, plant, fungus, stone, prehistoric creature or space object and you ask yes-or-no questions about it, such as its group or where it grows. The fewer clues you need, the more points you score.
Similar plants
- Prickly pear
Opuntia ficus-indica
- Sugar beet
Beta vulgaris
- Round leaved sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q275573 · All plants · All entries