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Agave stricta is a plant from the genus of the Agave ( agave ). An English common name is "Hedgehog Agave".
description
Agave stricta forms 1 to 2 m long trunks that branch out. In old age it forms spherical, multi-headed rosettes. The variable, strong, linear to lanceolate, longitudinally striped, green leaves are 25 to 50 cm long and 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide. The light yellow leaf margins are roughened and finely toothed. The needle-like gray terminal spine is 1 to 2 cm long.
The annual, straight to curved inflorescence is 1.5 to 2.5 m high. The red to purple flowers are 25 to 30 mm long and appear in pairs on short stems. The funnel-shaped flower tube is 8 to 10 mm long.
The egg-shaped three-chamber capsule fruits are 12 to 14 mm long and 9 to 10 mm wide. The black seeds are up to 3.5 mm long and 4 to 2.5 mm wide and 3 mm thick.
The flowering period extends from June to August.
Systematics and distribution
Agave stricta grows in semi-arid regions in Mexico in the states of Puebla and Oaxaca on calcareous slopes at an altitude of 1700 to 1850 m. It is associated with numerous types of cacti and succulents.
The first description by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck was published in 1859. Synonyms are Agave striata var. Stricta Baker and Agave striata subsp. stricta B.Ullrich .
Agave stricta is a member of the Striatae group . The species is related to Agave striata , although slight differences in shape, leaf and flower structure can be seen. When it is dry, it can tolerate short periods of frost down to minus 4 ° C. Agave stricta is grown in the Desert Botanical Garden in Arizona.
literature
- August J. Spreading: Agave stricta . In: The Agaves . The Cactus & Succulent Journal Yearbook, 1968, pp. 34-35.
- Howard Scott Gentry: Agaves of Continental North America . University of Arizona Press, 1982, pp. 248-249.
- T. Heller: Agaves . Münster 2006, p. 137.
- Mary & Gary Irish: Agaves, yuccas, and related plants. A Gardener's Guide . Timber Press, 2000, ISBN 0-88192-442-3 , pp. 168-169, Pl. 42, Figs. 1-1, 4-1.
- J. Thiede: Agave stricta . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Monocotyledons . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3662-7 , p. 66.
- B. Ullrich: Agave striata Zuccarini ssp. stricta (Salm-Dyck) Ullrich stat. nov. In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 41, No. 5, 1990, index card No. 14.
- B. Ullrich: A new location for Agave striata Zuccarini ssp. stricta (Salm-Dyck) Ullrich in Oaxaca . In: Cacti and other succulents . Volume 42, No. 61991, pp. 142-143.
Individual evidence
- ^ Salm-Dyck In: Bonplandia (Hanover). 1859, Volume 7, p. 94.
