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Agave gracilipes (slimfoot century plant)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agave gracilipes, common names Maguey de pastizal or Slimfoot Century Plant, is a plant species native to western Texas, southern New Mexico and Chihuahua. It is found in grasslands, desert scrub and open pinyon-juniper woodlands at elevations of 1,200 to 1,900 m (3,900 to 6,200 ft). Agave gracilipes is not as large as some other species in the genus. Leaves are up to 30 cm (12 in) long, 7 cm (2.8 in) across. Flowering stalks can be as high as 5 m (16 ft) tall, with yellowish flowers.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0