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Photos of the life cycle of Century Plants in the Superstition Wilderness often referred to locally as the "Superstition Mountains" or the "Superstitions".
After years of growth (but not a century), the plant sends up a flower stalk as tall as 20 feet and then dies. The rigid fleshy leaves have a needle at the tip (photo 5) and are dangerous to hikers since the can penetrate boots or leg muscles to the bone.
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