Agave attenuata Salm-dyck

Agave (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave. It is a succulent plant without spines. The stems are 50-150 cm tall. The crown is broad and has a compact ring of leaves. These are oval and taper tot eh tip. They are 50-70 cm long by 12-16 cm wide. They are light greenish-grey. The flower spike can be 3 m tall. The flowers are greenish-yellow.
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Pending. See Forster (2005: 288).
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry areas between 1,900-2,500 m above sea level. In Townsville BG.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Widely cultivated as an ornamental, often in rockeries and dry water-wise gardens.
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The young fat flower stalks are roasted.
Uses environmental use ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or suckers.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Agave attenuata leaf picture by Stéphan PLAS (cc-by-sa)
Agave attenuata leaf picture by diego formica (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Agave attenuata flower picture by Stéphan PLAS (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Agave attenuata world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, Libya, and United States of America

Conservation status

Agave attenuata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61824-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754166
COL ID 65R9S
BDTFX ID 85222
INPN ID 446611
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Synonyms

Agave glaucescens Agave attenuata Ghiesbreghtia mollis Agave attenuata var. compacta Agave attenuata var. subundulata Agave attenuata var. latifolia Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata

Lower taxons

Agave attenuata subsp. dentata Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata