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__NOTOC__{{Plantbox+| name = ''Agave attenuata''+
−| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->+| growth_habit = herbaceous
−| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
−| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
−| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
−| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
−| lifespan = perennial
−| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
−| water = usually moderate to little{{SSN}}
−| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
−| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
−| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
−| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
−| sunset_zones = 20-27{{SSN}}
−| color = IndianRed
−| image = Agave_attenuata-IMG_0269_hunt07.jpg
−| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
−| image_caption = ''[[Agave attenuata]]''
−| regnum = Plantae
−| divisio = Magnoliophyta
−| classis = Liliopsida
−| ordo = Asparagales
−| familia = Agavaceae
−| genus = Agave
−| species = attenuata
−}}
−{{Inc|
−Agave attenuata, Salm-Dyck (A. glaucescens, Hook.). Trunk 4-5 ft., sometimes prostrate: lvs. broadly oblanceolate, spreading, with recurved tips, 6-10 x25-30 in., glaucous, thin, entirely unarmed: infl. 5-10 ft., usually recurving, its very short stalk closely covered by bracts; fls. paired, about 2 in.; ovary flask-shaped, 3/4-l in., segm. 3/4 in., tube 1/4 in. Exceptionally produces large bulbils among the caps, after flowering. Mex.—Varies in a form with sterile base of spike longer and sparsely bracted, and fls. in clusters of 6-8, var. paucibracteata, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 11, pi. 7. The varietal names elliptica, latifolia, latissima and subundulata have been applied to garden forms. A cross with A. Verschaffeltii is x A. Guignárdii, Hort.; a cross with A. xylonacantha is listed.
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|familia=Agavaceae
|familia=Agavaceae
|genus=Agave
|genus=Agave
−|species=attenuata
+|species=attenuata
+|common_name=lion's tail,swan's neck, foxtail
|habit=cacti-succulent
|habit=cacti-succulent
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
−|exposure=sun
+|exposure=sun, part-sun
−|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
+|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
+|water=moderate, dry
+|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|features=flowers
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
−|image=Upload.png
+|sunset_zones=20-27
+|image=Agave_attenuata-IMG_0269_hunt07.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
+|image_caption=Agave attenuata
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−'''''Agave attenuata''''' is a species of [[agave]] sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateau of central [[Mexico]], as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens.
−The stems typically range from 50 to 150 cm (20–60 in) in length, and eventually old leaves fall off, leaving them naked and visible. The leaves are ovate-accuminate, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) long and 12–16 cm (5–6 in) wide, pale in color, ranging from a light gray to a light yellowish green. There are no teeth, nor terminal spines, although the leaves taper to points that fray with age. The inflorescence is a dense [[raceme]] 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) high, with greenish-yellow flowers.
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Image:Agave_attenuata-boutin_blue-IMG_0259_hunt07.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
Image:Agave_attenuata-boutin_blue-IMG_0259_hunt07.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
Image:Agave attenuata Pot 2250px.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
Image:Agave attenuata Pot 2250px.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
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