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Agave asperrima ssp. asperrima
Jacobi
One of the characteristic plants of the Chihuahuan desert, rather inconspicuous, broad-leaved. Reproduces itself quickly with many suckers
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First Description |
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Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 20: 561, 1864
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Synonyms
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Agave asperrima Jacobi (1864)
(Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 20: 561, 1864)
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Agave caeciliana Berger (1915)
(Die Agaven: 147, 1915)
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Agave scabra Salm-Dyck sensu Gentry (1859)
(Bonplandia 7: 89, 1859)
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: The Case of Agave scabra and Agave wislizenii, 1975 |
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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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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 296-299, 1982 |
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Agave |
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Americanae |
Diameter |
up to 120-200cm |
Inflorescence |
300-400cm |
Flower Color |
yellow |
Flowering Time |
February - April |
Reproduction |
suckers, seed |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas |
Remarks
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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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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep totally dry |
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