Agave sobria Brandegee

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sarcocaulescent scrub on volcanic and in a few exceptions, on granitic soil, favouring growth on shadier, northern slopes in canyons; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food
Edible flowers leaves roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Agave sobria unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave sobria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6705-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754818
COL ID 5TQMC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Agave sobria Agave slevinii Agave sleviniana

Lower taxons

Agave sobria subsp. roseana Agave sobria subsp. sobria Agave sobria subsp. frailensis