First Description

Die Agaven: 95, 1915

Synonyms

Agave chisosensis C. H. Müller (1939)
    (American Midland Naturalist 21(3): 763, 1939)

Agave heteracantha fa. glomeruliflora Engelmann (1883) (Basionym)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 19: 48, fig. 6, 1883)

Agave lechuguilla fa. glomeruliflora (Engelmann) Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 136, 1920)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 142-144, 1982

Michael Greulich: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zu Agave lechuguilla und deren Hybriden Agave xglomeruliflora sowie Agave xgracilipes

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea X Agave

Section

Heteracanthae x Parryanae

Diameter

up to 80cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

unknown

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, seed

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Natural Location

Occurrence

Texas, Coahuila

Remarks

One of the few natural hybrids between the subgenus Littaea and Agave, possibly Agave lechuguilla and Agave havardiana

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

moderately

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep moderately moist

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