Agave toumeyana
Agave toumeyana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Agave |
Species: | A. toumeyana
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Binomial name | |
Agave toumeyana |
Agave toumeyana is a plant species endemic to central Arizona.[2]
The species forms dense clumps of rosettes, rarely more than 50 cm high. Flowering stalks can reach 3 meters, bearing greenish-white flowers.[2][3][4] Plant was named in honor of James W. Toumey.[5]
References[]
- ^ Salywon, A. (2020). "Agave toumeyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America, v 26, p 447.
- ^ Trelease, William. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 23: 140. 1920
- ^ Gentry, Howard Scott. 1998. Agaves of Continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
- ^ Thornber, J. J. "THE TOUMEY CACTUS GARDEN." The Plant World 9, no. 12 (1906): 273-77. Accessed April 23, 2020. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43476556
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Agave
- Flora of Arizona
- Plants described in 1920