Agave ghiesbreghtii Verschaff.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.575-0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.58 - 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Tropical dry forests and shrublands, usually on limestone soils; at elevations from 150-2,200 metres. Dry rocky exposed hillsides, mostly or wholly on limestone.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber
Edible -
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

Agave ghiesbreghtii unspecified picture

Distribution

Agave ghiesbreghtii world distribution map, present in Guatemala

Conservation status

Agave ghiesbreghtii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30187195-2
WFO ID wfo-0000771261
COL ID 5TQKJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agave ghiesbrechtii Agave purpusorum Agave roezliana Agave rohanii Agave ghiesbreghtii Agave huehueteca Agave leguayana Agave roezliana var. gilbeyi