Agave schottii var. treleasei (Toumey) Kearney & Peebles

Trelease's century plant (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave > Agave schottii

Characteristics

Leaves 1.2–2.5 cm wide; blade deep green, without bud-prints, margins nonfiliferous, apical spine brown, stout and firm, 1.2–1.9 cm. Scape 2–4 m. Inflorescences subspicate to narrowly racemose-paniculate; peduncle 0.4–4 cm. Flowers 2(–6) per cluster, 3.5–5 cm; perianth tube 11 × 13 mm, limb lobes deep yellow; filaments inserted 8 mm above perianth base; ovary 1.6 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Agave schottii var. treleasei world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6687-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754791
COL ID 5M3F4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave treleasei Agave schottii var. treleasei