Agave obscura Schiede ex Schltdl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.8-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Pine and oak forests or on volcanic lava flows ('malpais') with pines, rarely epiphytic; at elevations from 1,200-2,700 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses fiber
Edible flowers
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°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Agave obscura unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave obscura threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6645-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754621
COL ID 5TQLW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave densiflora Agave xalapensis Agave polyacantha var. densiflora Agave polyacantha var. xalapensis Agave obscura