Agave bracteosa
Bracteosa Agave is a plant of the genus agave ( Agave ) in the subfamily of the agave ( Agavoideae ). An English common name is "Spider Agave ".
Description
Agave bracteosa grows as an open, small to medium sized rosette and forms by budding from aboveground leaf axils pile. The relatively few, convex in the lower third and roughened leaves are bent and bent back. The yellow-green leaf blade is 50 to 70 inches long and 3-5 inches wide. The leaf margins are tiny finely serrated. At the blade tip no Enddorn is available.
The " eared " inflorescence is ascending to erect, is 1.2 to 1.7 meters long and is in the top third dichtblütig. The partial inflorescences arranged in pairs, flowers 22-26 mm long with white to light yellow tepals. The spindle-shaped ovary is between 12 to 14 millimeters long. The 50 to 60 millimeters long stamens stand out clearly.
Distribution and systematics
Agave bracteosa growing endemic in the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila to the north of the Sierra Madre Oriental in altitude 900-1700 meters scattered on limestone cliffs and rocky slopes. It is associated with numerous species of succulents and cacti.
The first description was in 1882 by Sereno Watson.
Agave bracteosa is a representative of the section Choritepalae. The different within the group type is characterized by the leaf and flower structure. It was therefore classified by Ullrich in the group Serrulatae.