August 25th, 2015: King of the Cacti

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2015, 12:44 AM

Here he is, King of the Cacti.
Look at that crown made of baby Cacti... He could be a Lannister!
Bow before your prickly overlord.

OK I lied, it's not a king, it's just a Crested Saguaro Cactus, but pretty damn impressive, and pretty damn rare.
If I were a Saguaro I'd vote for that succulent, elect him king.

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The saguaro cactus is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem about two feet in diameter with several large arms that curve upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti. But sometimes they produce a fan-shaped form of uncontrolled growth at the tip. These odd growths are referred to as cresting (or cristate), and are very rare occurrences. It is estimated that this condition affects approximately one out of every 200,000 saguaros. Originally, less than 200 of these abnormalities were thought to be in existence. However, more than 2,000 have been discovered so far, and biologists believe that there may be many more.

2000? Well we could have regional primaries, then a general elect... No wait, fights! Yeah, that's the ticket, on pay per view.
Regional battle royals to whittle down the posers, then the winners in February Madness to fill between the superbowl and basketball madness.
Or jousting, on Donkeys with... no, they can't ride. Poop.
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Gravdigr · 08-25-2015, 02:47 PM

Pretty sure they don't poop, either.

Cactus poop...Sounds like a medical condition. A painful one.

BigV · 08-25-2015, 08:37 PM

looks like a mandelbrot cactus

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2015, 10:29 PM

Is that a racial slur?

gozar · 08-26-2015, 09:42 PM

A docent at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix told a story about one of these crested Saguaros.

One of them was rustled - a hiker noticed it was missing, he'd seen it for years and then it was gone.

Some time later (I can't remember if it was months / years / whatev) the hiker was driving through a neighborhood in suburban Phoenix, and there it was! He alerted someone at a state agency and big trouble ensued.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2015, 09:48 PM

Great story, gozar. Each one is an original, easy to identify. After they discovered there are 2000+ of them, those have probably all been photographed.

Gravdigr · 08-27-2015, 05:07 PM

12 posts in 8 years...Gozar's getting downright blabby...

08-25-2015, 02:47 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Pretty sure they don't poop, either. Cactus poop...Sounds like a medical condition. A painful one. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-25-2015, 08:37 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	looks like a mandelbrot cactus __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-25-2015, 10:29 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that a racial slur? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-26-2015, 09:48 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great story, gozar. Each one is an original, easy to identify. After they discovered there are 2000+ of them, those have probably all been photographed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-27-2015, 05:07 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	12 posts in 8 years...Gozar's getting downright blabby... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-26-2015, 09:42 PM	#5
gozar Pithy Euphemist Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19	A docent at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix told a story about one of these crested Saguaros. One of them was rustled - a hiker noticed it was missing, he'd seen it for years and then it was gone. Some time later (I can't remember if it was months / years / whatev) the hiker was driving through a neighborhood in suburban Phoenix, and there it was! He alerted someone at a state agency and big trouble ensued.

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