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A secretive group in Arizona has spent nearly two decades hunting the Sonoran Desert

for a rare type of cactus, but unless they can find new, trustworthy members, they've

vowed to take their findings to their graves.

The Crested Siguaro Society was founded in 2005 by Arizona resident Bob Cardell and Pat

Hams.

They were fascinated by a type of Siguaro cactus known as the Crested Siguaro, and they

decided to find and record as many of these cacti as they could.

To back up and give you some context, Siguaro's are that iconic southwestern cactus you've

probably seen on advertisements and bumper stickers.

There are tree-like species that can grow up to 12 meters tall and they're native to

the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.

They often have a single column-like stem with several branches or arms growing up towards

the sky.

Crested Siguaro's are a mutated version of this cactus that feature a fan-like growth

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