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Pronunciation: kar-NEE-jee-a ji-GAN-tee-a
Common name: Giant saguaro
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Gravelly slopes and flats to 1500', creosote bush scrub near Colorado River and Laguna Dam, Whipple Mts, rare in California
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Carnegiea 2) gigantea