Agave utahensis var. eborispina

(Hester) Breitung

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

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.
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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

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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