Agave toumeyana
Agave toumeyana is a plant species endemic to central Arizona.[1]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Agave toumeyana | |
The species forms dense clumps of rosettes, rarely more than 50 cm high. Flowering stalks can reach 3 meters, bearing greenish-white flowers.[1][2][3] Plant was named in honor of James W. Toumey.[4]
References
- 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
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