Agave schidigera Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.725-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.73 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rock substrate and cliffs in pine-oak forests and tropical deciduous forests; at elevations from 200-2,900 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses fiber food fuel
Edible 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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Agave schidigera unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave schidigera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62257-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754782
COL ID 662MW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave disceptata Agave perplexans Agave schidigera Agave vestita Agave taylorii Agave wrightii Littaea rezlii Agave filifera var. schidigera Agave filifera subsp. schidigera