Agave inaequidens K.Koch

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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

Open rocky mountain slopes, often found growing among oak and pine forests; at elevations from 1,400-3,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

It is used to make mescal.
Uses food medicinal poison
Edible flowers leaves roots saps stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

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Conservation status

Agave inaequidens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62042-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754467
COL ID 662KX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave inaequidens

Lower taxons

Agave inaequidens subsp. inaequidens Agave inaequidens subsp. barrancensis