Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.
Agave sobria subs. roseana (Trel.) Gentry
Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. no. 130: 54. 1978
Family: AGAVACEAE

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Agave sobria
back
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave sobria subs. roseana (Trel.) Gentry
Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. no. 130: 54. 1978
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave sobria Brandegee
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 2: 207. 1889
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave sobria subs. frailensis Gentry
Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 130: 54. 1978

back

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Agave sobria group

  • Agave sobria Brandegee: It has longer 50-80 cm, quite narrow leaves with entire to moderately undulate and thoothed margins. It has a wide elevational range in the Sierra Giganta.
  • Agave sobria subs. frailensis Gentry: has smaller leaves (20-30 cm long 3-5 times longer than wide), with more closely spaced, smaller teeth borne on undulate margins. Origin: It is a narrowly endemic taxon found on volcanic hills NW of Punta Frailes
  • Agave sobria subs. roseana (Trel.) Gentry: has openly spreading 35-50 cm long leaves, frequently twisted, and bear large widely spaced teeth on mammillate projections. Origin: It is found in more arid communities in Espiritu Santo and the adjacent peninsula NE and E of La Paz.

Your Actions
Agave Back to Agave index
Agavaceae Back to Agavaceae index
Succulents Back to Succulents Encyclopedia index