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Agave parviflora
Smallflower Agave, Smallflower Century Plant
This species is native to a small area of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. It is threatened by loss of habitat. Identification: For agaves, at least, these are just little fellers, 4-6" (10-15 cm) tall and 6-8" (15-20 cm) around. They may be solitary plants or growing in dense tufts that probably originated from a single plant. Leaves are 2-4" (5-10 cm) long and less than ½" (1.3 cm) wide, dark green, with white imprints from the bud. Short, curly white filaments like those in yuccas are present. Yellow flowers appear atop a spike 3-6' (91-182 cm) tall. About two years after flowering, the plant dies, like most other agaves. References:
Irish, Mary & Irish, Gary, Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide, Timber Press, 2000, p. 149 Online References:
Agave parviflora at the Center for Plant Conversation Agave parviflora at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Sonoran Desert Digital Library Agave parviflora on Tucson-Gardener.com Agave parviflora on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System Agave parviflora on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Agave parviflora description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Feb 2012. © FloraFinder.com. All rights reserved. |
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