Crested Saguaros

Click on one of the images or names below to see the crested saguaros in that county or country.
The numbers below the counties names is the number of crested saguaros we have published in that county or country.
Cochise, AZ Gila, AZ Graham, AZ La Paz, AZ Maricopa, AZ Mohave, AZ Pima, AZ
total-308
photos-580		 total-45
photos-139		 total-59
photos-89		 total-60
photos-135		 total-616
photos-1880		 total-65
photos-141		 total-1333
photos-2960
Pinal, AZ Santa Cruz, AZ Yavapai, AZ Yuma, AZ Clark, NV Riverside, CA Mexico
total-924
photos-2041		 total-3
photos-7		 total-370
photos-924		 total-10
photos-35		 total-3
photos-12		 total-1
photos-3		 total-4
photos-10
Custom Name: Saguaro
Scientific Name: Cereus Giganteus
Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee)
Genus: Carnegiea (kar-neg-GEE-uh)
Species: gigantea f. cristate

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
Crested adj
1: (heraldry) bearing an heraldic device
2: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination; "golden crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck"; "tufted loosestrife" [syn: topknotted, tufted]
3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: plumed]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Crest \Crest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n. Cresting.]
1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.

Crested \Crest"ed\ (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.
1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head. ``The crested bird.'' --Dryden.
3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. --Gray.

Definition as written by Xenomorf: Daves Garden
On Cacti; A lateral, fan-like outgrowth of the apex, which is a naturally occurring mutant growth form. A fasciation. Botanical name equivalent is 'Cristate'.

For CSS we look for "the seam"
On top of a regular saguaro is the growth circle .
When this growth area gets disturbed and elongates into a line, for whatever reason, is what we call "the seam".
An good example of this seam is at "Mother Natures Glue" "Note" there is another crested saguaro on the skyline right above it.
That's another shape we look for on the top of a saguaro, sort of like "a fist". It's too far away to see "the seam".

"Crested Saguaros" section count & photo count totals
"Total Crested Saguaros Published" = 3801 "Total Crested Saguaro Photos Published" = 8956