WorldFloraDB - Agave angustifolia

Characteristics

An agave. The leaves are narrow and stiffly erect. The spines are moderately spaced.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	2.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color	-
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	cam

Environment

Brushy rocky slopes, moist quebradas, or moist thickets, often planted in hedges or for ornament, at elevations from 200-3,000 metres. Found in several vegetation types, from coastal dunes at sea level to oak-pine forests at 2,200 metres.

More

Brushy rocky slopes, moist quebradas, or moist thickets, often planted in hedges or for ornament, at elevations from 200-3,000 metres. Found in several vegetation types, from coastal dunes at sea level to oak-pine forests at 2,200 metres.

It is a tropical plant.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use fiber material medicinal
Edible	flowers fruits leaves nectars roots saps stems
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	12
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-4
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-