Agave mitis
| Agave mitis | |
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| A. mitis var. mitis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. mitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave mitis Mart.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Agave mitis is a plant species native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí,[3] referred to as Agave celsii in many publications.[1][4]
Agave mitis forms rosettes of blue-green to yellow-green, fleshy leaves up to 60 cm (2 feet) long. The leaves have soft brown spines not nearly as imposing as those of other agaves.[5][6] The flowering stalk is up to 2.5 m (8 feet)tall, with the flowers closely appressed against the stem forming a narrow column much more compact than most other species of the genus. Flowers are green, each up to 60 mm (2.4 inches) long.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Agave mitis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-12-12
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ^ Rare Palm Seeds
- ^ Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
- ^ Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of Continental North America. Tucson.
- ^ San Marcos Growers
- ^ Yuccagarten Mannheim Botanischer Garten, Agavaceae Nolinaceae Cactaceae, Mannheim, Germany
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