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The Organ Pipe Cactus (The Southwest Center Series), Cacti & Succulents, General
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780816525416
- Book Title
- Organ Pipe Cactus
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Edition
- 3
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Nature, Travel
- Topic
- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Plants / Cacti & Succulents
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816525412
ISBN-13
9780816525416
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52416685
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Organ Pipe Cactus
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Plants / Cacti & Succulents
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-005783
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The perfect primer on this distinctive sentinel of the southwestern desert." —The Journal of Arizona History, "The perfect primer on this distinctive sentinel of the southwestern desert." -The Journal of Arizona History
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
583/.56
Table Of Content
List of Figures 1 Where the Organ Pipes Grow 2 How Organ Pipes Live and Grow 3 The Organ Pipe's Close Relatives 4 Organ Pipes in History 5 Mayos and Organ Pipes 6 Organ Pipe Fruits as a Commercial Crop 7 The Future of Organ Pipes Notes Glossary References Index
Synopsis
Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, it's obvious how the organ pipe cactus got its name. In the United States, these spectacular and intriguing plants are found exclusively in a small area of the Sonoran Desert in the ..., Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, it's obvious how the organ pipe cactus got its name. In the United States, these spectacular and intriguing plants are found exclusively in a small area of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern corner of Arizona. With a landscape marked by sharp, rocky slopes and daytime highs in the summer reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the region is inhospitable for most ordinary life, whether plant or animal. But the organ pipe cactus is far from ordinary. Although it is the most common columnar cactus, it is so unusual in the United States that it is one of only three cacti to have a national preserve established to protect it. In this regard, it joins a select group of plants--"including Joshua trees, redwoods, and sequoias--"upon which that honor has been conferred. In this beautifully illustrated, large-format book, David Yetman provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at these intriguing and picturesque plants that most Americans will never have the opportunity to see. Chapters explore their ethnobotanical uses, their habitat, their distribution, and special conditions required for their germination, establishment, growth, and survival. Yetman also places the organ pipe in perspective as a member of a genus with at least twenty-three species, ranging from the prostrate, Distinguished by its slender vertical branches, which resemble the tubes of a pipe organ, and growing to the imposing height of 15 to more than 30 feet, it's obvious how the organ pipe cactus got its name. In the United States, these spectacular and intriguing plants are found exclusively in a small area of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern corner of Arizona. With a landscape marked by sharp, rocky slopes and daytime highs in the summer reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the region is inhospitable for most ordinary life, whether plant or animal. But the organ pipe cactus is far from ordinary. Although it is the most common columnar cactus, it is so unusual in the United States that it is only one of three cacti to have a national preserve established to protect it. In this regard, it joins a select group of plants--including Joshua trees, redwoods, and sequoias--upon which that honor has been conferred. In this beautifully illustrated, large-format book, David Yetman provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at these intriguing and picturesque plants that most Americans will never have the opportunity to see. Chapters explore their ethnobotanical uses, their habitat, their distribution, and special conditions required for their germination, establishment, growth, and survival. Yetman also places the organ pipe in perspective as a member of a genus with at least twenty-three species, ranging from the prostrate Stenocereus eruca of Baja California to the 50-foot high giant S. chacalapensis of the coast of Oaxaca.
LC Classification Number
QK495.C11Y48 2006
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