Agave titanota Gentry

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A succulent plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky limestone canyons and slopes, in desert scrub and tropical dry forests, growing on brown soils of limestone origin; at elevations from 500-1,420 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves roots saps
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 -

Images

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Conservation status

Agave titanota threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899111-1
WFO ID wfo-0000754864
COL ID 65QNR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Agave titanota