First Description

Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae 16(2): 678, 1833

Synonyms

Agave ensiformis Hort. ex Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 8: 556, 1877)

Agave recurva Zuccarini (1845)
    (Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 4: 22, 1845)

Agave richardsii Hort. ex G. Nicholson (1884)
    (Handbook of the Amaryllideae: 184, 1888)

Agave striata var. mesae Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 81, 1915)

Agave striata var. recurva (Zuccarini) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 16, 1885)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 242-245, 1982

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Juncineae

Diameter

up to 120cm

Inflorescence

Flower Color

greenish-yellow or red to purple

Flowering Time

March - April

Reproduction

branching after bloom, seed

Common Name

Sotolito, Espadillo, Espadin, Guapilla

Natural Location

Occurrence

Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretaro, Tamaulipas

Remarks

In habitat very variable but always distinctive

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep totally dry

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