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Agave salmiana

Synonyms: Agave atrovirens var. salmiana; Agave salmiana var. salmiana

Wikipedia Abstract

Agave salmiana is a species of a species of succulent plants native to central and southern Mexico. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa and in the Canary Islands. The variety A. salmiana var. ferox (K.Koch) Gentry is often encountered in cultivation. The epithet ferox is due to the hard and long (up to 8 cm) spines.
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Infraspecies

Agave salmiana crassispina
Agave salmiana salmiana
Agave salmiana var. ferox (Attributes)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Shrub

Predators

Columbina inca (Inca Dove)[3]
Icterus wagleri (Black-vented Oriole)[3]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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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