Agave montana Villarreal

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1-1.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Often growing in dense patches, on rocky limestone slopes in mountain regions, in open pine-oak forests or above the timberline; at elevations from 2,300-3,400 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible flowers leaves roots stems
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Conservation status

Agave montana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301362-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754591
COL ID 662M6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave montana