Biology:Agave scabra

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Agave scabra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. scabra
Binomial name
Agave scabra
Ortega[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Agave brachystachys Cav.
  • M.Roem. (Rose) A.Berger
  • Hemsl. (Rose) Shinners
  • Agave spicata Agave polianthoides
  • DC., nom. illeg. Polianthes oliveriana
  • Agave langlassei M.Roem.
  • (Cav.) Rose (Cav.) Shinners
  • Manfreda malinaltenangensis Agave polyanthoides
  • Matuda Agave humilis
  • André Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Rose Manfreda brachystachys
  • Manfreda scabra Agave saponaria
  • (Ortega) McVaugh Manfreda sessiliflora
  • Agave oliveriana Lindl.
  • (Hemsl.) Matuda Manfreda oliveriana
  • Polianthes brachystachys Agave sessiliflora

Agave scabra (synonym Manfreda scabra), also known as rough leaved agave, is a member of the subfamily Agavoideae.[1][2]

Description

Agave scabra has rosettes growing 0.7–1 metre (2.3–3.3 ft) in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in width.[2] It is similar in form to many other agaves. The rosettes are suckering.

The glaucous bluish-green leaves are mostly reflexed and rough (like sand-paper). The inflorescence is up to 4.5 metres (15 ft) in height, with yellow flowers during the summer.[2]

Distribution

It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert and surrounding regions, in northeastern Mexico and Texas .[2] It grows from 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) in elevation.[2]

References

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