Agave univittata Haw.

Mckelvey's century plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.5-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.9
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Freely draining cliffs and rocky outcrops and on limestone and igneous rock, where tropical forests are not dense enough to prevent adequate sunlight, also in oak forests; at elevations from 30-1,500 metres.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material
Edible leaves roots
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 univittata unspecified picture

Distribution

Agave univittata world distribution map, present in Spain and United States of America

Conservation status

Agave univittata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1051935-2
WFO ID wfo-0000754886
COL ID 662NW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Agave lophantha f. caerulescens Agave heteracantha Agave lophantha Agave lophantha Agave univittata Agave vittata Agave caerulescens Agave caerulescens Agave heteracantha var. univittata Agave lophantha var. brevifolia Agave lophantha var. gracilior Agave lophantha var. subcanescens Agave univittata var. caerulescens Agave heteracantha var. vittata Agave lophantha var. angustifolia Agave lophantha var. pallida Agave lophantha var. poselgeri Agave univittata var. angustifolia Agave univittata var. brevifolia Agave univittata var. gracilior Agave univittata var. heteracantha Agave univittata var. subcanescens Agave lophantha var. caerulescens