First Description

Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 344, 1865

Synonyms

Agave dealbata E. Morren ex K. Koch (1862)
    (Wochenschrift Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 5(No. 24): 192, 14. Jun. 1862)

Agave dealbata Lemaire ex Jacobi (1865)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 346, 1865. Nom. Illeg.)

Agave dealbata var. nana K. Koch (1869)
    (Wochenschrift Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 12 (No. 14): 106, 10. Apr. 1869)

Agave intrepida Greenman (1899)
    (Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 34: 567, 1899)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 237-242, 1982

W. Polka: Agave dasylirioides Jacobi & Bouché. In: Berliner Kakteenblaetter 6/2006

Thiede, J.: Proposal to conserve the name Agave dasylirioides against A. dealbata (Asparagaceae/Agavaceae) in: Taxon 66(3): 751-752, 2017

Thiede, J.: Agave dealbata (Asparagaceae), the correct name for Agave dasylirioides. In: Phytotaxa 163(5): 295-298, 2014

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Juncineae

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

branching after bloom, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Morelos, Mexico

Remarks

Very distinctive species with whip-like arching spike

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

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