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Sturla, Gene

Agave toumeyana var. bella

Agave toumeyana Trel. ex Standl. var. bella Breitung

Toumey's Century Plant, Fairy-ring Agave

Agavaceae (Century-plant family)

Synonym(s): Agave toumeyana ssp. bella

USDA Symbol: AGTOB

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall by 2 feet wide. Bloom stalk up to about 9 feet tall.
Leaf: Each urnlike rosette with 100-200 leaves, each leaf up to about 1 foot long by 1/2 inch wide.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: May

Distribution

USA: AZ

Bibliography

Bibref 806 - Agaves Yuccas and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide (2000) Irish, M & G. Irish

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Agave toumeyana var. bella in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Agave toumeyana var. bella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agave toumeyana var. bella

Metadata

Record Modified: 2025-02-07
Research By: CBR

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