Agave micracantha

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Agave micracantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Agave micracantha, Salm-Dyck (A. glaucescens, Otto.?). Cespitose: lvs. broadly lanceolate, spreading, 3-5x 15-25 in., grayish green, with slender weak spine and small, close-set, dark prickles: infl. about 10 ft., the rather short sterile base densely bracted; fls. brownish green, 1 1/2 in.; ovary 1/2-3/4 in., segm. 1/2 in., tube 1/4 in. E. Mex.(?). Ref. Bot. 327.—Hybrids are reported with A. Ellemeetiana, A. Sartorii, A. Verschaffeltii, A. xylonacantha and A. xylonacantha micracantha. A. mitis, Salm-Dyck, and A. rupicola, Regel, are closely related and A. chloracantha, Salm-Dyck. (A. caribaea, Hort.), differs chiefly in its greener lvs., with pale prickles. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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