Agave sobria Brandegee is a plant in the Asparagaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Agave sobria Brandegee

Agave sobria Brandegee

Agave sobria (Gulf agave) is a dry-region Agave species endemic to Mexico, first described in 1889.

Family
Genus
Agave
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Agave sobria Brandegee

Agave sobria, commonly called the Gulf agave, is a species in the plant genus Agave. It forms concave-shaped rosettes that hold stocky gray leaves with burgeons. This species is endemic to Mexico, where it grows mainly in dry regions. Its rosettes reach between 1 and 1.8 meters (3 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 11 inches) in width. Agave sobria was first formally described in 1889.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Asparagaceae Agave

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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