Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana (Wooton & Standl.) B.Ullrich

Parry's agave (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Rosettes flat-topped, 3.5–4.5 × 4–6 dm. Leaves ascending, 17–45 × 4–12 cm; blade lanceolate; margins straight, teeth 5–7 mm, 1–3 cm apart; apical spine dark brown, subulate or acicular, 2.5–3 cm. Scape (2–)3–4.5 m. Inflorescences: lateral branches (7–) 10–17, slightly ascending. Flowers 5.5–6.7 cm; perianth red to orange in bud, yellow to yellowish green at anthesis, tube 12–18 mm, limb lobes erect to ascending, 15–20 × 3–4 mm; filaments inserted (sometimes irregularly) above mid perianth tube, green, 3.5–4.5 cm; ovary neck 4–7 mm. Capsules oblong, 2.5–3.5 cm. 2n = 120.
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An agave.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

The young flowers are cooked and eaten. The flower nectar is made into a drink. The base of the plant is used for an alcoholic drink.
Uses food material
Edible flowers stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:970421-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754659
COL ID 7J9H8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave neomexicana Agave parryi var. neomexicana Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana