First Description

Linnaea 4: 582, 1829

Synonyms

Agave heteracantha Zuccarini (1833)
    (Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 16(2): 675-676, 1833)

Agave mezortillo Hort.
    (nom. inval., Art. 29.1)

Agave univittata Haworth (1831)
    (Philosophical Magazine, or Annals of Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Natural History and General Science 10: 415, 1831)

Agave univittata var. heteracantha (Zuccarini) Breitung (1959)
    (Cactus & Succulent Journal of America 31: 114, 1959)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 157-161, 1982

J. Thiede et al.: The taxonomy of Agave lophantha and A. univittata and the typification of both names. In: Haseltonia 27: 14-20, 2020

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Heteracanthae

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

pale grey-green to yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

Remarks

Quite variable species with a wide range

Forms together with Agave albomarginata, Agave difformis, Agave funkiana and Agave lechuguilla a very variable complex

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

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