Chapter 6 Checkup: Section D

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Barrel cactus

Grows up to 10 feet tall and 4 feet across; can provide water for desert travelers

Saguaro

Largest cactus; found only in the Sonoran desert

Prickly pear

Most widespread cactus

General Sherman

World's largest tree in volume

California redwood

among the world's tallest trees

Bristlecone pine

lives longer than any other tree in the world

Giant sequoia

grows only on western slopes of the Sierra Nevada; "big tree" or "Sierra redwood"

Sagebrush

A bushy plant with a sweet smell and a bitter taste


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