First Description

Bulletin du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 8: 220, 1902

Synonyms

Agave palmaris Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 116, 1920)

Agave pedrosana Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 116, 1920)

Agave pes-mulae Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 117, 1920)

Agave pseudotequilana Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 119, 1920)

Agave subtilis Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 116, 1920)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 582-585, 1982

Valenzuela, A.: A New Agenda for Blue Agave Landraces: Food, Energy and Tequila, 2011

Fieldbook #

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Description

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Rigidae

Diameter

up to 300cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

green

Flowering Time

June - July

Reproduction

suckers, bulbils, seed

Common Name

Mezcal azul

Natural Location

Occurrence

Jalisco, Michoacan, Sonora, Sinaloa, Oaxaca

Remarks

Certainly selected from wild populations of Agave vivipara

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness