Agave parryi var. huachucensis

(Baker) Little

Amer. J. Bot. 30: 235. 1943.

Common names: Huachuca agave
Basionym: Agave huachucensis Baker Handb. Amaryll., 172. 1888
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 457.
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Rosettes 4.5–7.5 × 7.5–8.5 dm. Leaves 32–65 × 10–20 cm; blade ovate. Flowers 6.2–8.1 cm; perianth-tube 8–9 mm, limb lobes 20–27 mm; filaments 4.6–5.8 cm; ovary 3.4–4.7 cm.


Phenology: Flowering mid spring–early summer.
Habitat: Gravelly places in oak and pine woodlands
Elevation: 1500–2200 m

Discussion

Agave parryi var. huachensis is widely cultivated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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longitudinal +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br />) +
width +  and length +
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
papillate +
linear +  and oblong or deltate +
dark-brown +  and gray +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
James L. Reveal +  and Wendy C. Hodgson +
(Baker) Little +
Agave huachucensis +
armed +  and filiferous +
not cross-zoned +, glaucous-gray +  and light green +
short to long +
persistent +
reflexed +, erect +  and ascending +
triangular +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
umbel-like +
short-pedicellate +
oblong +  and obovoid +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Huachuca agave +
fibrous-rooted +
Ariz. +  and nw Mexico +
1500–2200 m +
green +  and yellow +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br /> (5.8 cm58 mm <br />0.058 m <br />) +
broadened +
recurved +  and erect +
6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br /> (8.1 cm81 mm <br />0.081 m <br />) +
loculicidal +
oblong +  and ovoid +
Gravelly places in oak and pine woodlands +
not bulbiferous +  and open +
horizontal +  and slightly ascending +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
evergreen +
32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
ascending +  and erect +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
undulate +
fleshy +, firm +  and rigid +
constricted +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br /> (?) +  and 4.7 cm47 mm <br />0.047 m <br /> (?) +
succulent +
not +  and articulate +
umbel-like +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br /> (5.8 cm58 mm <br />0.058 m <br />) +
yellow +, pink +  and red +
semisucculent +
Flowering mid spring–early summer. +
Amer. J. Bot. +
cespitose +  and solitary +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
globose +, obovoid +  and flattened +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
semiwoody +
long-exserted +
branched +, , +  and unbranched +
aboveground +
3 +  and 1 +
papillate +
exserted +  and included +
subulate +
Agave parryi var. huachucensis +
Agave parryi subsp. parryi +
variety +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
campanulate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
11mm;21mm +
plant +  and suckering +
polycarpic +  and monocarpic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +