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A Cristate Saguaro, Saguaro National Park

An odd, fan-shaped saguaro cactus known as a cristate in Saguaro National Park, Arizona
National Park Service
Thursday, November 5, 2020

"Now and then -- about once in 50,000 plants -- a saguaro grows an odd "cristate" crown. No one knows what causes this fascinating deformity."

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