Agave striata Zucc.

Agave (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

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

Environment

Tropical dry forest, xerophyllous scrub and dry forest; at elevations from 700-2,300 metres Drier limestone valleys, slopes and plains with desert and succulent scrub,; at elevations from 200-2,200 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material
Edible -
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 striata unspecified picture

Conservation status

Agave striata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754832
COL ID 662MJ
BDTFX ID 123858
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Agave echinoides Agave striata Agave striata var. echinoides Agave striata var. echinoides

Lower taxons

Agave striata subsp. falcata Agave striata subsp. striata