familyAgavaceae
genusAgave
speciesAgave deserti
varietyAgave deserti var. simplex

Agave deserti var. simplex

(Gentry) W. C. Hodgson & Reveal

Novon 11: 413. 2001.

James L. Reveal, Wendy C. Hodgson
Common names: Simple desert agave
Basionym: Agave deserti subsp. simplex Gentry Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 130: 22. 1978
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 459. Mentioned on page 448, 449.

Plants rarely with 1–3 suckers; rosettes usually solitary, compact. Leaves (20–) 25–60 × 4.5–10 cm; blade greenish, lanceolate; margins undulate to crenate; apical spine 3–4 cm. Scape 4–6 m. Perianth-tube funnelform, (3–) 5–10 mm; filaments inserted above middle but well within tube. 2n = 60.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or rocky places in desert scrub and pinyon juniper woodlands
Elevation: 300–1500 m

Distribution

V26 960-distribution-map.jpg

Ariz., Calif., nw Mexico

Discussion

Variety simplex hybridizes with A. schottii var. schottii and possibly with A. mckelveyana.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
60 +
3-locular life cycle
anthesis +
Anther arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Anther coloration
yellow +
Anther dehiscence
longitudinal +
Anther fixation
versatile +
Anther some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Apex architecture
hooded +
Apex architecture or shape
beaked +
Apex character
width +  and length +
Apex fragility
pliable +
Apex odor or shape
pungent +
Apex orientation
recurved +
Apex pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
Apex relief
papillate +
Apex shape
linear +  and oblong or deltate +
Apex texture
rigid +
Apical spine coloration
dark-brown +  and gray +
Apical spine shape
subulate +  and acicular +
Apical spine some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Author
James L. Reveal +  and Wendy C. Hodgson +
Authority
(Gentry) W. C. Hodgson & Reveal +
Base width
4.5cm;10cm +
Basionyms
Agave deserti subsp. simplex +
Blade architecture
armed +  and filiferous +
Blade coloration
greenish +
Blade fragility
pliable +
Blade pubescence
blue-glaucous +
Blade shape
lanceolate +
Blade size or length
short to long +
Blade texture
rigid +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract duration
persistent +
Bract orientation
reflexed +, erect +  and ascending +
Bract shape
triangular +
Bract some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Branch arrangement
cluster +
Branch quantity
2;40 +
Branch shape
umbel-like +
Capsule architecture
short-pedicellate +
Capsule shape
ovoid +  and oblong or obovoid +
Capsule some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Common name
Simple desert agave +
Crown architecture
fibrous-rooted +
Crown width
thick +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +  and nw Mexico +
Elevation
300–1500 m +
Filament atypical some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
Filament coloration
yellow +
Filament orientation
erect +
Filament position
inserted +
Filament pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Filament relief
papillose +
Filament shape
filiform +
Filament some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Filament texture
succulent +
Filament width
broadened +
Flower architecture
6-merous +
Flower arrangement
singly +
Flower orientation
erect +
Flower prominence
showy +
Flower quantity
12;48 +
Flower reproduction
protandrous +
Flower some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
loculicidal +
Fruit shape
oblong +  and ovoid +
Fruit texture
fleshy +
Habitat
Sandy to gravelly or rocky places in desert scrub and pinyon juniper woodlands +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Bee F. Gunn +
Inflorescence architecture
open +  and not bulbiferous +
Inflorescence arrangement
paniculate +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position or shape
distal +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence quantity
1/5 +  and 1/4 +
Inflorescence size
huge +
Lateral branch orientation
ascending +
Lateral branch quantity
6;15 +
Lateral branch some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
Leaf architecture
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
Leaf atypical length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Leaf duration
evergreen +
Leaf length
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Leaf orientation
ascending +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf width
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Limb lobe course
curved +
Limb lobe life cycle
wilting +
Limb lobe orientation
spreading +
Limb lobe size
unequal +
Limb lobe some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Limb lobe variability
equal +
Margin architecture
armed +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
Margin coloration
white +
Margin course
undulate to crenate +  and straight +
Margin shape
undulate +  and crenate +
Margin texture
fleshy +, firm +  and rigid +
Margin width
thick +
Neck size
constricted +
Neck some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +  and 3-locular +
Ovary coloration
greenish +
Ovary placentation
parietal +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovary shape
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
Ovary some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (?) +  and 4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
Ovary texture
succulent +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Pattern architecture
entire +
Pattern coloration
lighter +
Pedicel architecture
not +  and articulate +
Pedicel fusion
distinct +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Peduncle arrangement
cluster +
Peduncle quantity
2;40 +
Peduncle shape
umbel-like +
Perianth-tube atypical distance
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Perianth-tube distance
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Perianth coloration
yellow +
Perianth shape
tubular +
Perianth texture
semisucculent +
Phenology
Flowering spring. +
Publication title
Novon +
Publication year
2001 +
Reference
None +
Rosette architecture
open +  and compact to rather +
Rosette architecture or arrangement
compact +
Rosette architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Rosette quantity
numerous +
Rosette texture
succulent +
Scape some measurement
400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
Seed coloration
black +
Seed quantity
1;3 +
Seed shape
globose +, obovoid +  and flattened +
Seed some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine height or length or size
short +
Spine length or size
long +
Stalk texture
semiwoody +
Stamen fixation
attached +
Stamen position
long-exserted +
Stamen quantity
6 +
Stem architecture
branched +, , +  and unbranched +
Stem location
aboveground +
Stigma architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Stigma relief
papillate +
Stigma shape
3-lobed +
Style position
exserted +  and included +
Style shape
subulate +
Sucker quantity
1 (3) +
Taxon family
Agavaceae +
Taxon name
Agave deserti var. simplex +
Taxon parent
Agave deserti +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal fusion
connate +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tooth arrangement
apart +
Tooth atypical some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Tooth fixation
attached +
Tooth prominence
defined +
Tooth quantity
Single (?) +
Tooth some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Trunk some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Tube depth
shallow +
Tube length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Tube shape
funnel +  and campanulate +
Tube width
9mm;15mm +
Type quantity
2 +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
short-stemmed +  and acaulescent +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic +
Whole organism life cycle
flowering +
Whole organism reproduction
polycarpic +  and monocarpic +
Whole organism size
small;gigantic +
Whorl quantity
2 +
Whorl shape
petal-like +
X chromosome quantity
30 +
Year quantity
8;20 +