Pictures of American landscapes rarely lack huge candelabrum-like
cacti. As a rule, these are giant Carnegia cacti (Carnegia gigantea).
Carnegia lives for 150-200 years sometimes reaching weight of 7 tons.
Widely spread root system is placed at the very soil level.
Maybe that's why in radius of 15-20m there are no other cacti.
The resistance of these cacti to unfavourable conditions is amazing:
more than a year they may live without water, and off-shoots continue
blooming even after dying off of a main stem.
The stem of Carnegia is rather thick and some species of woodpeckers
make hollows in it where other birds may nest afterwards too.
Flowers have light pleasant aroma.
via linozka
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