Agave weberi
| Agave weberi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. weberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Agave weberi F. Cels ex J. Poiss. | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Agave weberi, common name "Maguey liso," is a succulent perennial plant native to northeastern Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí) but naturalized in parts of southern Texas. It prefers sandy locations with low shrubs.[3]
Agave weberi is a relatively short species, the leafy trunks rarely more than 1 m (3 feet) in height. The leaves, though, can be up to 160 cm (5.2 feet) long and 18 cm (7 inches) across. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 8 m (27 feet). Flowers are yellow, up to 8 cm (3 inches) long.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- 1 2 Flora of North America vol 26 p 455
- ↑ Poisson, Jules. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 7(5): 231–232. 1901.
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