Agave subsimplex Trel.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

An agave.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Low elevations in the coastal Sonoran Desert, growing in small colonies on outwash slopes of the granatic and volcanic mountains and their adjacent islands
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses food
Edible flowers leaves 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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Conservation status

Agave subsimplex threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6722-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754843
COL ID 5TQMH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Agave subsimplex