familyAgavaceae
genusAgave
speciesAgave utahensis
subspeciesAgave utahensis subsp. utahensis
varietyAgave utahensis var. eborispina

Agave utahensis var. eborispina

(Hester) Breitung

Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 32: 22. 1960.

James L. Reveal, Wendy C. Hodgson
Common names: Ivory-spined agave
Endemic
Basionym: Agave eborispina Hester Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 15: 131, fig. 59. 1943
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 451.

Rosettes 1.5–3 dm. Leaves 15–30 × 1.5–3 cm; marginal teeth 6–12(–15) mm; apical spine ivory white, stout, 10–20 cm. Scape 2–4 m.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: Calcareous outcrops with desert scrub
Elevation: 1100–1900 m

Distribution

V26 934-distribution-map.jpg

Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Author
James L. Reveal +  and Wendy C. Hodgson +
Authority
(Hester) Breitung +
Basionyms
Agave eborispina +
Common name
Ivory-spined agave +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Nev. +
Elevation
1100–1900 m +
Habitat
Calcareous outcrops with desert scrub +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Bee F. Gunn +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering late winter–spring. +
Publication title
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) +
Publication year
1960 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V26/V26 934.xml +
Special status
Endemic +
Taxon family
Agavaceae +
Taxon name
Agave utahensis var. eborispina +
Taxon parent
Agave utahensis subsp. utahensis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 26 +