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Agave neglecta

Agave neglecta Small

Wild Century Plant, Small's Agave

Agavaceae (Century-plant Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: AGNE3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Leaf Texture: Leathery
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Plant to about 6 feet in height, the scape rises to about 40 feet when flowering.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers greenish-yellow.

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Agave neglecta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Agave neglecta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agave neglecta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-13
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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