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Agave tequilana F.A.C.Weber

Tequila agave (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A succulent plant. The leaves are bluish with narrow white edges. It flowers after 10-20 years. It has a very large flower stalk and then the plant dies.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

The plant is only known from cultivation.
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In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Used for fermented drinks. It is called tequila. The roasted base of the plants is used. The sap is concentrated. The young flowers are lightly cooked then dipped in egg batter and fried.
Uses animal food fiber food fuel material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves nectars roots saps stems
Therapeutic use Liqueur (unspecified)
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 tequilana unspecified picture
Agave tequilana unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6729-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754855
COL ID 5TQNM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Agave pedrosana Agave pes-mulae Agave tequilana Agave palmaris Agave pseudotequilana Agave palmeris Agave angustifolia subsp. tequilana
WorldFloraDB 2024