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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGM_seed-to-sentinel_Tucson-AZ.html
Standing like desert sentinels, mature saguaros start life as tiny black seeds. These seeds usually germinate under nurse plants but only a few survive to become mature saguaros. Look for young saguaros growing low to the ground. Those that are ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGL_desert-life_Tucson-AZ.html
The Sonoran Desert can be described as a "desert jungle" because more than 200 species of animals and 600 species of plants live here. Saguaros—-with their branching arms and accordion-like pleats—dominate this scene. Intermi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGK_world-of-the-wash_Tucson-AZ.html
Below is the dry bed of an intermittent stream called a desert wash. For a short time, during desert thunderstorms, flash floods rush down the mountain slopes and through desert washes to nearby rivers. However, beneath the wash's sandy surface, s…