Agave deserti

Agave deserti is a species of the genus Agave ( Agave ). An English common name is "Desert Agave ".

Agave deserti growing in rosettes, forming sparse or numerous offshoots. The leaf rosette reaches stature heights of 30 to 50 centimeters in diameter and from 40 to 60 centimeters. The variable, thick, rigid leaves are lanceolate to linear - lanceolate and broad stalk comprehensive hardly narrowed base. They run excessively pointed, convex and concave on the upper side on the bottom. The gray to bluish - glauken, often cross- banded leaves are usually 25 to 40 inches long and 6-8 inches wide. The leaf margins are usually occupied straight and usually regularly with loosely attached, gray edge teeth, usually 1.5 to 3 centimeters stand apart and are 2 to 3 millimeters long. The leaves terminate in a strong, light-brown to greyish Enddorn of usually 2 to 4 inches in length.

The 2.5 to 4 meters high inflorescence is a panicle. The 6-15 small part inflorescences located in the upper fifth and upper quarter of the inflorescence. The individual flowers are 4-6 inches long. Her yellow tepals have the same tip from 14 to 20 millimeters in length. The flower tube is 4 to 6 millimeters long.

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Systematics and distribution

Agave deserti is widespread in the southwestern United States in Arizona and in Mexico in Sonora and Baja California.

The first description was published in 1875 by George Engelmann. We distinguish the following sub- types:

  • Agave deserti subsp. deserti
  • Agave deserti subsp. pringlei ( Engelm. ex Baker ) Gentry
  • Agave deserti subsp. simplex Gentry

Agave deserti a representative of the group Deserticolae. The variability within the populations in the vast area of ​​distribution is very high. Wendy C. Hodgson and James Lauritz Reveal therefore classified the subspecies in 2001 than varieties.

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