Rosettes 1.5–3 × 1.5–4 dm. Leaves 12–30 × 1–3 cm; blade linearlanceolate; marginal teeth 2–12 (–15) mm, 1–2.5 cm apart; apical spine slender or stout, acicular, 2–20 cm. Scape 1.7–4 m. Inflorescences spicate, racemose or narrowly paniculate; longer lateral branches 0.5–5 cm. Flowers 2–8 per cluster, 2.3–3.2 cm; ovary 1.2–2.2 cm.
Distribution
sw United States
Discussion
Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
1 | Apical leaf spine grayish, 2–4 cm, marginal teeth 2.5–4 mm. | Agave utahensis var. utahensis |
1 | Apical leaf spine brown to whitish or ivory white, 4–20 cm, marginal teeth 4–12(–15) mm. | > 2 |
2 | Apical spine brown to whitish, 4–8 cm. | Agave utahensis var. nevadensis |
2 | Apical spine ivory white, 10–20 cm. | Agave utahensis var. eborispina |
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anthesis +
pale-yellow +
longitudinal +
versatile +
hooded +
beaked +
pliable +
pungent +
recurved +
papillate +
rigid +
acicular +
stiff +
glaucous +
short to long +
leaflike +
caducous +
triangular +
cluster +
2;40 +
umbel-like +
pedicellate +
fibrous-rooted +
thick +
sw United States +
white +
erect +
inserted +
papillose +
filiform +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
singly +
showy +
2;8 +
protandrous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
fleshy +
spicate +
dense +
huge +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
evergreen +
ascending +
cauline +
connivent +
curved +
erect +
subequal +
equal +
white +
straight +
undulate +
thick +
greenish +
parietal +
inferior +
succulent +
numerous +
entire +
lighter +
distinct +
absent +
cluster +
2;40 +
umbel-like +
yellow +
tubular +
semisucculent +
S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), +
succulent +
black +
1;3 +
semiwoody +
attached +
exserted +
aboveground +
capitate +
papillate +
3-lobed +
subulate +
Agave utahensis subsp. utahensis +
Agave utahensis +
subspecies +
connate +
apart +
absent +
campanulate +
6.5mm;11.5mm +
acaulescent +
perennial +
epiphytic +
flowering +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +
8;20 +