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Agave attenuata ssp. attenuata
Salm-Dyck
A very popular ornamental plant, forms a trunk with many offshoots, varies in color from green to blue. Very soft leaves, not frost-proof, easy to keep as a pot plant
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© Julia Etter & Martin Kristen
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First Description |
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Hortus Dyckensis 8: 303, 1834
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Synonyms
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Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck (1834)
(Hortus Dyckensis 8: 303, 1834)
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Agave attenuata var. brevifolia Jacobi
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Agave attenuata var. compacta Jacobi (1865)
(Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 21: 457, 1865)
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Agave attenuata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck
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Agave cernua Berger (1915)
(Die Agaven: 122, 1915)
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Agave compacta Hort. ex Besaucèle
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Agave elliptica Hort. ex Besaucèle
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Agave ghiesbreghtii mollis Hort. Belg. ex Jacobi (1866)
(Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung 22: 272, 1866)
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Agave glaucescens Hooker (1862)
(Curtis's Botanical Magazine 88: t. 5333, 1862)
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Ghiesbreghtia mollis Roezl (1861)
(Gartenflora 10: 122, 1861)
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Agave spectabilis Hort. ex Besaucèle
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Agave virens Hort. ex Besaucèle
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 66-71, 1982 |
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Ullrich, B.: Agave attenuata ssp dentata (Roezl) Ullrich, 2006 |
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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Littaea |
Section |
Inermes |
Diameter |
up to 60-100cm |
Inflorescence |
250-350cm |
Flower Color |
greenish-yellow |
Flowering Time |
October-December |
Reproduction |
suckers, bulbils, seed |
Common Name |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacan |
Remarks
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Unmistakable species
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Young
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep over 6°C / 43°F |
Soil |
keep moderately moist |
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