Characteristics
An agave. The leaves are in a ring without a stem. The leaves are 50 cm long and thorny. The flower spikes have yellow flowers. The spike can be 2.5 m tall.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 1.8
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
cam
|
Environment
Tropical dry forest and xeric scrub; at elevations from 550-2,300 metres. Deciduous tropical forest, xerophilous scrub and the transition zone between these two communities and Quercus forest, growing on limestone or igneous soils.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The stem is used for producing mescal an alcoholic drink.
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 |
-
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