Agave bovicornuta Gentry

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A large herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Scattered in the areas between canyons, growing on open, rocky slopes associated with oaks (Quercus spp.); also in pine-oak forests and tropical dry forests; at elevations from 930-1,850 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

The young flowers are cooked lightly then dipped in egg batter and fried.
Uses environmental use food medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible flowers leaves 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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Conservation status

Agave bovicornuta threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6391-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754191
COL ID 662J4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave bovicornuta