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How a Smithsonian Botanist Cracked the Cactus Code a Century Ago
The pioneering botanist, Joseph Nelson Rose
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Rose and his thorns

"Joseph Nelson Rose was born in Indiana in 1862. The son of a Civil War casualty, Rose was fascinated by the flowers sprouting up around his family’s farm from a young age. After securing a botany degree, Rose moved to Washington in 1888 to work with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which managed the sprawling collection of dried plant specimens in the National Herbarium. When the Smithsonian acquired the collection in 1896, Rose came along with it." (READ MORE)

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As the largest species of cactus in the United States, saguaro cactuses usually grow around 40 feet tall. The world record holder grew to nearly double that, standing some 78 feet over the desert. Smithsonian Institution
 
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