ehall
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Cardon cactus
Has anyone ever seen cardon have a Crest like the sahuaro in the picture?
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pacificobob
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No. That's a first for me. Without my glasses, it looks like a vulture drying its wings in the morning sun.
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paranewbi
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More like two dogs heads facing opposite directions...probably a natural 'scarecrow' evolution to thwart vultures from resting for that morning
dry-out.
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okiegumbo
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Yes, it's called a crested saguaro cactus. Rare but not uncommon around Tucson. BTW saguaro cactus and cardon cactus are two different species.
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Right on the short trail to the painted cave in Catavina there is a good example of that kind of deformation.
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David K
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On the Los Martires ('Petroglyph Park') Road (east then north from El Rosario)... Cresting, but not on top...
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ehall
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wow David, that is a weird one.
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David K
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It's not common, but I think I saw more of it on that road than anywhere else in Baja!
https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/petrogly...
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This crested Cardon is south of Bahia de Los Angeles.
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David K
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Great find, Paulina.
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ehall
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Thanks Paulina. Weird how 2 different species can be so similar.
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