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| name = ''Agave shrevei'' |
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| familia = [[Agavaceae]] |
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| genus = [[Agave]] |
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| species = A. shrevei |
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| binomial = Agave shrevei |
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'''''Agave shrevei''''' is a very small member of the [[Agavaceae]] family, indigenous to an area north of [[Matapi]] in [[Mexico]]. |
'''''Agave shrevei''''' is a very small member of the [[Agavaceae]] family, indigenous to an area north of [[Matapi]] in [[Mexico]]. Two subspecies have been recognized{{cn|reason= Perhaps subsp. ''magna'' is also recognized}}: |
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*''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''shrevei'' |
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* ''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''matapensis'' [[Howard Scott Gentry|Gentry]] |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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A. matapensis grows as an open [[basal]] [[rosette (botany)|rosette]] of 0.7-0.8 inch long, 0.2-0.3 inch wide leaves bearing distinct compaction marks, fringed in small pale spines and tipped with particularly long [[Apical meristem|apical]] needles with bases of up to 0.4 inches wide. Has small pale yellow flowers. |
''A. shrevei'' subsp. ''matapensis'' grows as an open [[basal]] [[rosette (botany)|rosette]] of 0.7-0.8 inch long, 0.2-0.3 inch wide leaves bearing distinct compaction marks, fringed in small pale spines and tipped with particularly long [[Apical meristem|apical]] needles with bases of up to 0.4 inches wide. Has small pale yellow flowers. |
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== Cultivation == |
== Cultivation == |
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Agave shrevei is a very small member of the Agavaceae family, indigenous to an area north of Matapi in Mexico. Two subspecies have been recognized[citation needed]:
- A. shrevei subsp. shrevei
- A. shrevei subsp. matapensis Gentry
Description
A. shrevei subsp. matapensis grows as an open basal rosette of 0.7-0.8 inch long, 0.2-0.3 inch wide leaves bearing distinct compaction marks, fringed in small pale spines and tipped with particularly long apical needles with bases of up to 0.4 inches wide. Has small pale yellow flowers.
Cultivation
Propagates mainly by seed and grows quite slowly compared to larger agaves.
References
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte