Cactus Wren, Text by John James Audubon from Birds of America Arizona's state bird, the Cactus Wren is seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.
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www.50states.com/bird/cactus.htm
www.50states.com/bird/cactus.htm
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This article is about the cactus. For the Palm OS program, see Saguaro (Palm OS). U.S. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Arizona.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro
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; Click on the picture to see a video of the Saguaro Cactus The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.
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www.desertusa.com/july96/du_saguaro.html
www.desertusa.com/july96/du_saguaro.html
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About the Arizona state flower, Saguaro Cactus Blossom (Cereus giganteus), and its adoption. The saguaro cactus seems to have made its first foray into Arizona officialdom on an 1864 version of the Territorial Seal. The saguaro blossom was officially adopted as the Arizona State flower on March 16, 1931. The act says:
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State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cereus giganteus. DESCRIPTION: Creamy white flowers with yellow centers. About 3 inches in diameter.
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www.azgfd.gov/i_e/ee/resources/factsheets/saguaro.pdf
www.azgfd.gov/i_e/ee/resources/factsheets/saguaro.pdf
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Saguaro Cactus Flower. In 1901 the saguaro's blossom was adopted as the official territorial flower, and later, in 1931, it was confirmed as the state...
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Recommend this page to friends Bird Coues' Cactus Wren (Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi) 1931 Flower Saguaro Cactus Blossom (Cereus giganteus) 1931...
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Official song of the State of Arizona. Arizona; Written by Margaret Rowe Clifford; Composed by Maurice Blumenthal Come to this land of sunshine; To this land where life is young. Where the wide, wide world is waiting, The songs that will now be sung. Where the golden sun is flaming; Into warm, white shining day,
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The state's name comes from arizonac, from two Papago Indian words meaning "place of the young spring." Arizona has a very dry climate and is known for its cactus plants. In fact, the state flower is the saguaro cactus blossom.
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