Cactus Patch Trail Answer Sheet
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CACTUS PATCH TRAIL ANSWER SHEET CACTUS PATCH TRAIL: Shade CATCLAW ACACIA: Pinole AGAVE: 15 – 25 SAGUARO CACTUS: Gila woodpecker PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS: Tuna; Javelina CHAIN FRUIT CHOLLA: Cactus wren BARREL CACTUS: Compass cactus HEDGEHOG CACTUS: Blooms first DESERT CHRISTMAS CACTUS: November - December BUCKHORN CHOLLA: Deer antlers |
Did You Know?
Tonto National Monument is home to a crested saguaro. Biologists disagree as to why some saguaros grow in this unusual form. Some speculate that it is a genetic mutation. Others say it is the result of lightning or freeze damage. About one in 150,000 saguaros develop this unusual growth.