PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pater, Mark J
AU  - Siquieros, Bernard
TI  - Saguaro Cactus: Cultural Significance and Propagation Techniques in the Sonoran Desert
AID  - 10.3368/npj.1.2.90
DP  - 2000 Sep 21
TA  - Native Plants Journal
PG  - 90--94
VI  - 1
IP  - 2
4099  - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/1/2/90.short
4100  - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/1/2/90.full
SO  - NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL2000 Sep 21; 1
AB  - The saguaro cactus (Carnegia gigantea [Engelm.] Britt. & Rose [Cactaceae]) is a prominent indicator species of the Sonoran Desert. It is also a unique and highly valued plant of important cultural significance to the Tohono O’odham tribe that has its roots in the Sonoran Desert. Saguaro ribs are used as construction materials and the fruit is used to prepare food or beverages. Seed propagation techniques have been evaluated at the Tucson Plant Materials Center in order to determine and describe an efficient method to produce saguaro plants.