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Scenery and Landscapes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Scenery and Landscapes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

VIP Mike G works on saguaro cacti

VIP Mike G works on saguaro cacti

Sometimes the saguaro cactus is under attack and needs some loving care. Volunteer Mike worked with biology intern Candyce to identify and treat some of the park's saguaro.

Increased Fire in Mojave Desert

Increased Fire in Mojave Desert

Increased Fire in Mojave Desert: As temperatures warm certain invasive species, like buffelgrass thrive in the arid desert environment. This grass causes increased fires that threaten iconic native species of J... More

Saguaro National Park -  Homestead National Monument of America

Saguaro National Park - Homestead National Monument of America

“I chose iconic images of the area to inspire my piece. I created stylized versions and used colors often associated with the region to bring the scene to life. While the focus of the park is the amazing Sagu... More

Icon Saguaro Flowers in Bloom, public domain photograph

Icon Saguaro Flowers in Bloom, public domain photograph

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) flowering season is from April to June, with slight variation depending on the year's rainfall and temperature fluctuations. Many different types of desert wildlife are attracted to... More

[Bartlett Dam, on the Verde River, Maricopa County, Arizona, with triple-gated spillway on left side, also a saguaro cactus in center foreground]

[Bartlett Dam, on the Verde River, Maricopa County, Arizona, with trip...

S.S.R.-114. Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Top of Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Top of Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Top of Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Top of Saguaro cactus in the desert. Yuma County, Arizona

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scenery and Landscapes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Scenery and Landscapes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Lake Scenes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Lake Scenes - Arizona, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Carol M. Highsmith - Saguaro Sentinel, Arizona

Carol M. Highsmith - Saguaro Sentinel, Arizona

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Web Environmental Photos: Scenes from around the United States - Blooming Saguaro Cactus

Web Environmental Photos: Scenes from around the United States - Bloom...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Saguaro cactus with nurse trees and other vegetation. Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cacti along a dirt road outside Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro cacti along a dirt road outside Tucson, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Saguaro cactus with nest, Saguaro NP (RMD) Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, is a large, tree-sized cactus species native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Ari... More

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. The guest ranch's entrance signs read, "Where the Pavement Ends and the West Begins"

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outski...

The ranch was built in 1900 as the working CB cattle ranch. For a decade in the mid-1900s, it was a cattle, turkey, and chicken-raising operation (with 30,000 birds) and gradually converted into a guest ranch w... More

A saguaro cactus, with its familiar uplifted "arms," at the Desert Botanical Garden a 147-acre botanical preserve in Phoenix, Arizona

A saguaro cactus, with its familiar uplifted "arms," at the Desert Bot...

Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in Papago Park in 1939, the garden (as of 2018) displays more than 21,000 plants, in more than 4000 groupings, one-thi... More

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. The guest ranch's entrance signs read, "Where the Pavement Ends and the West Begins"

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outski...

The ranch was built in 1900 as the working CB cattle ranch. For a decade in the mid-1900s, it was a cattle, turkey, and chicken-raising operation (with 30,000 birds) and gradually converted into a guest ranch w... More

making muscles, Organ Pipe Cactus national monument

making muscles, Organ Pipe Cactus national monument

This cactus might look strong, but in reality it was damaged by frost. The weight of the branches could not be supported by the damaged tissue, and the arms turned down. Now they continue to grow back towards t... More

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. The guest ranch's entrance signs read, "Where the Pavement Ends and the West Begins"

Saguaro cactus at the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch on the outski...

The ranch was built in 1900 as the working CB cattle ranch. For a decade in the mid-1900s, it was a cattle, turkey, and chicken-raising operation (with 30,000 birds) and gradually converted into a guest ranch w... More

Sunset view of a saguaro cactus on the grounds of Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert outside Scottsdale, Arizona, from 1937 until his death in 1959

Sunset view of a saguaro cactus on the grounds of Taliesin West, renow...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Today Taliesin West is the main campus of the School of Architecture at Taliesin and houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Open to... More

cristate saguaro, Organ Pipe Cactus national monument

cristate saguaro, Organ Pipe Cactus national monument

another example of cristate, in a saguaro cactus. Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steven and Alice True pause next to a saguaro cactus on a ride at the White Stallion Ranch, a guest ranch outside Tucson, Arizona

Steven and Alice True pause next to a saguaro cactus on a ride at the ...

The ranch, which sometimes uses the slogan, "Where the pavement ends and the West begins," was built in 1900 as the working CB cattle ranch. For a decade in the mid-1900s, it was a cattle, turkey, and chicken-r... More

Cactus garden at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, a private, not-for-profit museum dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art. Shown is a saguaro cactus

Cactus garden at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, a private, not-...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum was founded elsewhere in 1929 by Dwight B. and Maie Bartlett Heard to house their personal collection of art. Title, date a... More

Gila woodpecker, National Parks Birds Images

Gila woodpecker, National Parks Birds Images

Gila Woodpeckers are responsible for most of the holes found in Saguaro Cactus.

Sunset and a Saguaro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sunset and a Saguaro - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A beautiful sunset silhouettes a saguaro cactus. Public domain photograph - art silhouette photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro Cactus Flower - National Parks Gallery

Saguaro Cactus Flower - National Parks Gallery

The giant Saguaro Cactus (Carnegia gigantea) flowers bloom at night, but remain open most of the next day, which makes them a common and beautiful sight during late spring and early summer.

Juvenile saguaros, Sonoran desert

Juvenile saguaros, Sonoran desert

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Close-up of saguaro cactus - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Close-up of saguaro cactus - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro close-up - National Parks Gallery

Saguaro close-up - National Parks Gallery

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro with paloverde and cholla

Saguaro with paloverde and cholla

Saguaro cactus with paloverde and cholla Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro and nurse tree - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Saguaro and nurse tree - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Saguaro cactus, Sonoran desert - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro Cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro Cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro Cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro national park

Saguaro cactus Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Juvenile saguaro, Sonoran desert

Juvenile saguaro, Sonoran desert

The spines of juvenile saguaro cacti are denser than those of mature plants. Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona.

Saguaro flowers- free images of flowers

Saguaro flowers- free images of flowers

Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park (Rincon Mountain District), Arizona Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) flower buds, Tonto National Monument, 2015.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) flower buds, Tonto National Monume...

The first branches of the saguaro cactus appear when they reach 15-feet in height. More branches mean the saguaro is able to produce more seeds and fruits, thereby increasing its chances of reproduction.

Cactus blooming in the desert, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2015.

Cactus blooming in the desert, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2...

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Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) branch, Tonto National Monument, 2015.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) branch, Tonto National Monument, 2...

The first branches of the saguaro cactus appear when they reach 15-feet in height. More branches mean the saguaro is able to produce more seeds and fruits, thereby increasing its chances of reproduction.

A couple of tall cactus standing next to each other. Saguaro cactus sunset silhouette

A couple of tall cactus standing next to each other. Saguaro cactus su...

A saguaro cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky / A cactus silhouetted against a blue sky public domain stock photo.

A bird sitting on top of a metal pole. Gambel's quail male quail bird.

A bird sitting on top of a metal pole. Gambel's quail male quail bird.

A bird perched on top of a metal structure / A bird sitting on top of a metal structure / Public domain photo of a bird, nature.

A group of cactus plants in a field at sunset. Saguaro cactus dusk silhouette.

A group of cactus plants in a field at sunset. Saguaro cactus dusk sil...

A cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky / A sunset view of saguaro cactus public domain stock photo.

House finches (Haemorhous mexicanus), Tonto National Monument, 2016.

House finches (Haemorhous mexicanus), Tonto National Monument, 2016.

Public domain photograph of cactus plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A man with a backpack walking down a trail. Saguaro cactus cacti hiking.

A man with a backpack walking down a trail. Saguaro cactus cacti hikin...

A hiker walks along a trail in the desert / A man hiking on a trail in the desert public domain stock photo.

A couple of tall cactus trees in a field. Saguaro cactus arizona green.

A couple of tall cactus trees in a field. Saguaro cactus arizona green...

A saguaro cactus with flowers growing on it / A cactus in the desert public domain stock photo.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2016.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus Natio...

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The sun is setting behind a cactus plant. Saguaro cactus sunset silhouette

The sun is setting behind a cactus plant. Saguaro cactus sunset silhou...

A cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky / A cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky public domain stock photo. A cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky / A cactus silhouetted against a sunset sky public dom... More

A red bird perched on a branch in front of a cactus. Cardinal saguaro cactus sonoran desert.

A red bird perched on a branch in front of a cactus. Cardinal saguaro ...

A red bird sitting on a branch in a desert / A red bird perched on a branch of a cactus / Public domain photo of a bird, nature.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Tonto National Monument, 2016.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Tonto National Monument,...

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A group of cactus plants with a sunset in the background. Arizona desert saguaro cactus saguaro.

A group of cactus plants with a sunset in the background. Arizona dese...

Phoenix, Arizona. Free images of Phoenix. Use free photos of Arizona without any copyright restrictions.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2016.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus Natio...

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A desert area with cactus trees and mountains in the background. Saguaro cactus national park desert.

A desert area with cactus trees and mountains in the background. Sagua...

Saguaro cactus in the desert / Saguaro cactus in the desert public domain stock photo.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2016.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in bloom, Oregon Pipe Cactus Natio...

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Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) flower buds, Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument, 2016.

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) flower buds, Oregon Pipe Cactus Na...

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Array of saguaro cacti near Coolidge, Arizona

Array of saguaro cacti near Coolidge, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Saguaro cacti pepper a hillside outside Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro cacti pepper a hillside outside Tucson, Arizona

The saguaro, whose blossom is Arizona's state flower, is native to, and grows in any abundance only in, Arizona's Sonoran Desert and the adjacent Mexican state of Sonora and a limited range in neighboring Calif... More

Saguaros on a hillside in Tucson Mountain Park, just outside Tucson, Arizona. The "armed" cacti, which can grow to 40 feet in height or more, are found only in this small portion of the United States and nearby surrounding areas in Arizona, California, and northern Mexico

Saguaros on a hillside in Tucson Mountain Park, just outside Tucson, A...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

A venerable and large saguaro cactus dominates the landscaping of this home in Phoenix, Arizona

A venerable and large saguaro cactus dominates the landscaping of this...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

View along the entry road to the El Conquistador Resort in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson, Arizona

View along the entry road to the El Conquistador Resort in Oro Valley,...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

A Saguaro cactus on a hillside near Scottsdale, Arizona

A Saguaro cactus on a hillside near Scottsdale, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Today, Taliesin is the main campus of the School of Architecture at Taliesin and houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Open to the... More

A single saguaro cactus is silhouetted against the sky at sunset at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where a rarer species -- the organ pipe cactus -- grows wild. Even more types of cacti and other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert grow in the park

A single saguaro cactus is silhouetted against the sky at sunset at th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

Saguaro catci proliferate throughout the course at the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in the Sonoran Desert outside Fort McDowell, Arizona. The club is part of a resort and conference center on Yavapai Indian nation lands northeast of Scottsdale

Saguaro catci proliferate throughout the course at the We-Ko-Pa Golf C...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora. Shown here are primarily saguaros

Scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile re...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

Saguaros on a hillside in Tucson Mountain Park, just outside Tucson, Arizona. The "armed" cacti, which can grow to 40 feet in height or more, are found only in this small portion of the United States and nearby surrounding areas in Arizona, California, and northern Mexico

Saguaros on a hillside in Tucson Mountain Park, just outside Tucson, A...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

Saguaro cactus scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora

Saguaro cactus scene at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

Array of saguaro cacti near Coolidge, Arizona

Array of saguaro cacti near Coolidge, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Sunset view at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora

Sunset view at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-m...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

Saguaro cactus on the grounds of the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in the Sonoran Desert outside Fort McDowell, Arizona. The club is part of a resort and conference center on Yavapai Indian nation lands northeast of Scottsdale

Saguaro cactus on the grounds of the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club in the Sonoran...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

A handsome specimen of the saguaro cactus, famous for its uplifted "arms," in desert country near Morristown, Arizona

A handsome specimen of the saguaro cactus, famous for its uplifted "ar...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More

Tree-like saguaro cacti at the Sonoran Desert National Monument near Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by presidential proclamation in 2001, the vast park-like monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. It protects just a small portion of the Sonoran Desert, which sprawls over 120,000 square miles and extends well into neighboring California and the country of Mexico

Tree-like saguaro cacti at the Sonoran Desert National Monument near G...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More

Clumps of spear-like cacti that give the park its name are scattered throughout -- occasionally in greater concentration -- within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a 517-square-mile reserve that shares a border between Arizona's Yuma County and the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cacti and other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert grow in the park

Clumps of spear-like cacti that give the park its name are scattered t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cac... More

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