Agave convallis Trel.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Quercus forest and xerophilous scrub on soils of volcanic origin, it is also known to occur in tropical dry forest and shrublands; at elevations from 927-2,600 metres
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses fiber
Edible flowers leaves roots
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Conservation status

Agave convallis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6442-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754279
COL ID 65QJP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave dissimulans Agave convallis