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Agave mckelveyana

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Agave mckelveyana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. mckelveyana
Binomial name
Agave mckelveyana

Agave mckelveyana, common name McKelvey's century plant, is a species endemic to west-central Arizona, at elevations of 800–2,200 m (2,600–7,200 ft).

Agave mckelveyana is an acaulescent (trunkless) species, usually producing a single rosette but sometimes growing suckers. Leaves are up to 40 cm (16 in) long, with spines along the margins and at the tip. The flowering stalk can be up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, with yellowish flowers.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Flora of North America, v 26, p 459.
  2. ^ Gentry, Howard Scott. Cactus & Succulent Journal (Los Angeles). 42: 225, figs. 4–6. 1970.
  3. ^ Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of Continental North America i–xiv, 1–670. The University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816523955