First Description

Agaves of Continental North America: 245-247, 1982

Synonyms

Agave californica Jacobi (1868)
    (Nachtraege I in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1868: 47, 1868)

Agave californica Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 556, 1877)

Agave falcata Engelmann (1875) (Basionym)
    (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 304-305, 1875)

Agave falcata var. espadina Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 80, 1915)

Agave falcata var. microcarpa Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 80, 1915)

Agave paucifolia Todaro (1877)
    (Hortus Botanicus Panormitanus 1: 77, t. 19, 1877)

Agave striata var. californica (Jacobi) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 16-17, 1885)

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Juncineae

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

120-220cm

Flower Color

greenish-yellow or red to purple

Flowering Time

May - June

Reproduction

branching after bloom, seed

Common Name

Espadin

Natural Location

Occurrence

Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi

Mostly flat, very dry and sunny locations. Rocky, compact soil

Remarks

This plant can be very dangerous with its heavy "arming"

Distinguishable from the main species because of its fewer but broader leaves

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

Outdoor

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Hardiness