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| name = ''Agave guadalajarana'' |
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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| unranked_phylum = [[Angiosperms]] |
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| unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]] |
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| familia = [[Asparagaceae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Agavoideae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Agave]]'' |
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| species = '''''A. guadalajarana''''' |
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| binomial = ''Agave guadalajarana'' |
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| binomial_authority = [[William Trelease|Trel.]] |
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'''''Agave guadalajarana''''' is a smallish ''[[Agave]]'' species native to Mexico. It is good for cultivation. |
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Native to Nayarit, Guadalajara and El Cerobuco Volcano in Mexico, Agave guadalajarana is a smallish agave also known as the "Maguey Chato" |
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==Description== |
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About 1-2 feet in diameter, A. guadalajarana grows as a [[basal]] [[rosette]] of grey-green leaves with distinctive overlapment marks. The edges of the leaves have big spines and they end each in a thick brown spine. The [[flower spike]] is up to 13 feet tall. The species is often confused with a similar Agave, A. megalacantha. |
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==Cultivation== |
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Easy to grow, A. Gadalajarana is best propagated by seed directly into the intended soil for the adult plant. Multiple fertilizations is good during vegetation and the plant is best grown in a decently sized container. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte |
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[[Category:Agave|guadalajarana]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1920]] |
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Native to Nayarit, Guadalajara and El Cerobuco Volcano in Mexico, Agave guadalajarana is a smallish agave also known as the "Maguey Chato"
Description
About 1-2 feet in diameter, A. guadalajarana grows as a basal rosette of grey-green leaves with distinctive overlapment marks. The edges of the leaves have big spines and they end each in a thick brown spine. The flower spike is up to 13 feet tall. The species is often confused with a similar Agave, A. megalacantha.
Cultivation
Easy to grow, A. Gadalajarana is best propagated by seed directly into the intended soil for the adult plant. Multiple fertilizations is good during vegetation and the plant is best grown in a decently sized container.
References
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte