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Stella Tucker: Tohono O'odham Elder | The Arizona Collection | PBS LearningMediaStella Tucker was the public face of the annual saguaro fruit harvest in southern Arizona, a Tohono O'odham tradition she learned from her ancestors and passed on to her three daughters. This segment was filmed 1994 for the long running Arizona Public Media series The Desert Speaks.

The Mysterious Crested Saguaro | The Arizona Collection | PBS LearningMediaTake an in-depth look into this extremely rare mutation of the saguaro cactus. Little is known about what causes this strange growth or how often it occurs. A small group call the Crested Saguaro Society started photographing and documenting all the crested saguaros they could find. Their work has reshaped our knowledge and understanding of the cactus.

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DragonflyTV | Cactus | PBS LearningMediaMark and Alex are junior docents at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. They do presentations for museum visitors about plants and animals, especially the saguaro cactus. One visitor asked a question about the holes that are visible in the arms of the cactus: do the holes in a saguaro cactus always face the same direction?

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