{"product_id":"the-saguaro-cactus-david-yetman-9780816540044","title":"The Saguaro Cactus: A Natural History","description":"The saguaro, with its great size and characteristic shape--its arms stretching heavenward, its silhouette often resembling a human--has become the emblem of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The largest and tallest cactus in the United States, it is both familiar and an object of fascination and curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book offers a complete natural history of this enduring and iconic desert plant. Gathering everything from the saguaro's role in Sonoran Desert ecology to its adaptations to the desert climate and its sacred place in Indigenous culture, this book shares precolonial through current scientific findings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The saguaro is charismatic and readily accessible but also decidedly different from other desert flora. The essays in this book bear witness to our ongoing fascination with the great cactus and the plant's unusual characteristics, covering the saguaro's: history of discovery, place in the cactus family, ecology, anatomy and physiology, genetics, and ethnobotany. \u003ci\u003eThe Saguaro Cactus\u003c\/i\u003e offers testimony to the cactus's prominence as a symbol, the perceptions it inspires, its role in human society, and its importance in desert ecology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Yetman, Alberto B侔quez, Kevin Hultine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816540047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816540044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"David Yetman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047191834879,"sku":"9780816540044","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_831e64d2-0982-42e4-8c21-21eceab6b882.jpg?v=1684988783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-saguaro-cactus-david-yetman-9780816540044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}