Agave mitis Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.475-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Calcareous rock cliffs in Pine, Pine-Oak and cloud forest, in tropical deciduous forest and in xerophyllous scrub; at elevations from 849-3,084 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible leaves
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 mitis unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave mitis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62125-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754585
COL ID 65QM6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave albicans Agave bouchei Agave celsii Agave densiflora Agave ehrenbergii Agave haseloffii Agave micracantha Agave oblongata Agave rupicola Agave celsiana Agave macrantha Agave mitis Agave ousselghemiana Agave botterii Agave goeppertiana Agave micrantha var. albicans Agave rupicola var. bouchei Agave sartorii var. oblongata Agave albicans var. ctenophora Agave albicans var. medio-picta Agave celsii var. albicans Agave rupicola var. brevifolia Agave rupicola var. longifolia Agave rupicola var. rubridentata Agave mitis var. mitis Agave legrelliana var. breviflora

Lower taxons

Agave mitis var. albidior