Accession Count: 5
Common Name:
Avellanidens agave
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Botanical Name:
Agave avellanidens
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Characteristics:
A. avellanidens has thick, fleshy, green-grey leaves that can reach up to three and a half to five and a half inches wide and twelve to twenty-one inches long with prominent teeth. It is also considered a winter evergreen and used mainly as an accent plant in landscapes. This agave is a non-suckering plant and is very drought tolerant(1).
Compound:
Aga ave
Geographic Origin:
Baja California
Ecozone Origin:
Nearctic
Biome Origin:
Mexico
Natural History:
The A. avellanidens is native to centrual Baja California. This plant is located in Rancho Paraiso which is several miles south of the San Borja Mission. This plant is normal found in dry areas among bushy vegetation comprising Fouquieria, Yucca, and Pachycarmus(2).
Cultivation Notes:
This species with many other agaves are low maintenance plants, that thrives best in full sun, and arid environments. It is a medium sized plant that typically forms a solitary rosette. It has a slow growth rate but is highly exaggerated with extremely large teeth(1).
Ethnobotany:
The A. avellanidens has significant landscape value to people, it can be used as a container plant, specimen plant, large-scale succulent in gardens and accent(1).
Height:
0 - 5 feet
Width:
0 - 5 feet
Growth Rate:
Slow Growing
Grow Season:
Flower Season:
Spring
Color:
Yellow
Function:
Accent
Spread:
Non-spreading
Allergen:
Non-allergenic
Invasive:
Benign
Toxicity:
Hardy:
Hardy
Water Use:
Low water Use
Citations:
1. Irish, Gary, and Mary F Irish.
Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide. 1st ed., Timber Press Incorporated, 2000.
