WorldFloraDB - Agave shawii

Characteristics

A succulent plant. It grows 2-4.5 m tall and spreads 100-150 cm wide. It normally occurs in clusters. They leaves are green. They are slightly rough. The edges can be wavy. There are teeth along the edge. They are red-brown. They are 6-18 mm long. The flowering stalk is 2-4.5 m long. The flowers are greenish.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.0 - 1.5

Mature height (meter)

2.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

A mainly coastal species, found in succulent maritime scrub and central desert, and a frequent component of the coastal sagebrush community.

More

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in coastal areas in Mexico. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The sap from the base of the the flowers is eaten.

Uses	animal food bee plant environmental use fiber food invertebrate food
Edible	flowers leaves roots saps 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	-