Agave toumeyana Trel.

Toumey's century plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.3-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
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

Lmestone and volcanic rocks with highland desert vegetation, to the chaparral and lower pines, on open rocky ledges; at an elevation from 600-1,700 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers leaves saps 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 -

Images

Agave toumeyana unspecified picture

Distribution

Agave toumeyana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Agave toumeyana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6735-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754869
COL ID 662NS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agave toumeyana

Lower taxons

Agave toumeyana var. bella Agave toumeyana var. toumeyana