Agave horrida Lem. ex Jacobi

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.475-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.48 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Temperate and tropical dry forest habitats, growing on rocky lava fields on slopes; at elevations from 1,200-2,700 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber medicinal
Edible 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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Agave horrida unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave horrida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62031-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754453
COL ID 65QKW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Agave desmetiana Agave gilbeyi Agave regeliana Agave horrida var. laevior Agave horrida var. micracantha Agave horrida

Lower taxons

Agave horrida subsp. horrida