Agave schidigera Lemaire

Under good conditions this plant is an ornamental feast for the eyes for garden and greenhouse

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First Description


L'Illustration Horticole 8: t. 289, 1861, & t. 330, 1862   N 23-09




Synonyms


Agave cualensis A. Vázquez, A. T. Nuńo & L. Campos (2023)
    (Bol. Nakari 34(1): 15, 2023)
  N 23-09



Agave disceptata Drummond (1912)
    (Curtis's Botanical Magazine 138: t. 8451, 1912)




Agave filifera ssp. schidigera (Lemaire) Ullrich (1992)
    (British Cactus & Succulent Journal 10(3): 65, 1992)




Agave filifera var. adornata Scheidweiler (1861)
    (Wochenschrift des Vereines Beförderung des Gartenbaues Königlich Preussischen Staaten 4: 287, 1861)




Agave filifera var. angustifolia Lemaire (1865)



Agave filifera var. ignescens Lemaire (1865)



Agave filifera var. pannosa Scheidweiler (1861)



Agave filifera var. schidigera (Lemaire) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 19, 1885)




Agave marcelinoi A. Vázquez & Padilla Lepe (2023)
    (Bol. Nakari 34(1): 24, 2023)
  N 23-09



Agave perplexans Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 238, 1914)




Littaea roezlii Roezl (1861)
    (nom. inval., Art. 34.1b)



Agave schidigera var. angustifolia Lemaire (1865)



Agave schidigera var. ignescens Lemaire (1865)



Agave schidigera var. ortgiesiana Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 7: 303, 1877)




Agave schidigera var. plumosa Lemaire (1865)



Agave schidigera var. taylorii (Besaucčle) Jacobsen (1955)



Agave sororum A. Vázquez & M. Cházaro (2023)
    (Bol. Nakari 34(1): 26, 2023)
  N 23-09



Agave taylorii Hort. Besaucčle ex Berger (1874)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n.ser., v. 1(2): 60, 1874)




Agave vestita S. Watson (1890)
    (Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 25: 163, 1890)




Agave wightii Drummond (1907)
    (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 18: 27, 1907)





Literature


Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 119-121, 1982



Ullrich, B.: On the Discovery of Agave schidigera Lemaire and Status of Certain Taxa of the Section Xysmagave iI>Berger, 1992



A. Vázquez-García et al.: Tres especies nuevas de México, Agave cualensis, A. marcelinoi y A. sororum, 2023




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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!


Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Littaea

Diameter

up to 100cm

Inflorescence

200-400cm

Flower Color

dark purple, white or yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

seed

Common Name


Natural Location

Occurrence

Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guanajuato, etc

 

Growing mostly in vertical cliffs (all directions), little humus, highland places over 2000m (6000 ft.)


Remarks

Very variable species





 

Young

Adult

Inflorescence

Flower

Various

Various

Various

Various

Various

Various

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty


Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep over 6°C / 43°F

Soil

keep moderately moist


Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness