Agave schottii var. schottii
Common names: Schott agave
Leaves 0.7–1.2 cm wide; blade yellowish green with conspicous budprints on both surfaces, margins filiferous, apical spine grayish, weak and brittle, 0.8–1.2 cm. Scape 1.6–2.5 m. Inflorescences spicate; peduncle shorter than 2 mm. Flowers 1 or 2–3 per cluster, 2.9–4.2 cm; perianth-tube 8–11 (–14) × 5–8 mm, limb lobes light yellow; filaments inserted 6–13 mm above perianth base; ovary 0.8–1.5 cm. 2n = 60, 120.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–late summer.
Habitat: Gravelly to rocky places, mostly in desert scrub, grasslands, juniper and oak woodlands
Elevation: 900–2000 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Sonora)
Discussion
Agave schottii var. schottii hybridizes with A. deserti var. simplex, A. chrysantha, and possibly A. palmeri or A. parryi var. parryi.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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