Click on the images to see a larger version.

All of the images on this site are copyrighted material and may not be used without written permission of the owner. If you would like to use or purchase prints any of these images, please visit Full Moon Photography for more information.

All of the images here have been reduced in size to at least 1/6 the original and then compressed for display.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Cristate Saguaro

This is the crest of the specimen Cristate Saguaro at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. There is no definitive answer as to why some saguaros grow a crest like this one. This rare variation might be caused by genetic mutations, lightning strikes, insects damage or any number of other causes. It does make for an interesting change to these cacti that only grow in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.

Canon 20D – 1/350th, 70mm @ f/ 8, ISO 100

posted by Richard at 8:15 PM

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home