First Description

Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 344, 1865   N 13-03

Synonyms

Agave dasylirioides var. dealbata (Jacobi) Baker ex Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 15-16, 1885)

Agave dealbata Lemaire ex Jacobi (1865)
    (Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 346, 1865)

Agave intrepida Greenman (1899)
    (Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 34: 567, 1899)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 237-242, 1982

Fieldbook #

Country

State

Municipality

Description

Altitude

GPS Lat

GPS Long

Mexico

Morelos

Cerro ca. 1 Meile W Tepoztlan 

Mexico

Morelos

Parque Station, NE Cuernavaca 

Mexico

San Luis Potosí

5km NW Soledad de Zaragosa, Mpio. Xilitla 

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Striatae

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

branching after bloom, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Morelos

Remarks

Very distinctive species with whip-like arching spike

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness