First Description

Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 305, 1875

Synonyms

Agave geminiflora var. sonorae Torrey (1859)
    (Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Botany 2(1): 214, 1859)

Agave mulfordiana Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23:140, 1920)

Agave schottii var. atricha Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23:140, 1920)

Agave schottii var. serrulata Mulford (1896)
    (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 7: 73, 1896)

Agave sonorae (Torrey) Mearns (1907)
    (Bulletin of the United States National Museum 56(1): 35, 1907)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 205-207, 1982

G. Starr & T.R. Van Devender: Agave parviflora ssp. densiflora. A newly found treasure from the Sierra Madre in Eastern Sonora, Mexico, 2011

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Parviflorae

Diameter

up to 30cm

Inflorescence

160-250cm

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

May - June

Reproduction

seed, suckers

Common Name

Amole, Amolillo

Natural Location

Occurrence

Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora

Very dry, sandy to rocky places in hill country. Lots of wind, not too much rain

Remarks

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

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