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Agave parryi var. parryi
Engelmann
One of the visually appealing Agaves which forms with good keeping beautiful, perfect spheres. Needs lots of space for this
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First Description |
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Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 311, 1875
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Synonyms
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Agave americana var. latifolia Torrey (1859) (Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Botany 2(1): 213, 1859)
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Agave applanata var. parryi (Engelmann) Mulford (1896) (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 7: 83, pl. 36-39, 1896)
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Agave chihuahuana Trelease (1911) (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 90, 1911)
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Agave marcusea Hort. ex Trelease (1912)
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Agave marcusii De Smet (1876)
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Agave marensii Hort. ex Trelease (1912)
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Agave parayi Hort. ex Trelease (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)
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Agave parreyi Hort. ex Trelease (1912) (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)
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Agave parryi ssp. parryi Engelmann (1875) (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 311, 1875)
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Agave paryi Hort. ex Trelease (1912) (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)
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Agave patonii Trelease (1911) (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 92, 1911)
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Agave payrii Hort. ex Trelease (1912) (nom. inval., Art. 61.1)
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Agave scabra ssp. scabra Salm-Dyck (1859) (Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)
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Agave wislizeni Engelmann (1875) (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 320, 1875)
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 538-541, 1982 |
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Ullrich, B.: On the history of Agave asperrima and A. scabra (Agavaceae) as well as some taxa of the Parryanae, 1992 |
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Agave |
Section |
Parryanae |
Diameter |
up to 100cm |
Inflorescence |
250-450cm |
Flower Color |
yellow |
Flowering Time |
April - June |
Reproduction |
suckers, seed |
Common Name |
Mezcal |
Natural Location
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Occurrence |
New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango |
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Rocky, sunny locations, mostly at higher elevations |
Remarks
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Very variable complex with many forms which were originally described as own species
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Young
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny |
Watering |
moderately |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep moderately moist |
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