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Agave chrysantha Peebles
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 139. 1935
Family: AGAVACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Agave palmeri subs. chrysantha (Peebles) B.Ullrich
Ander. Sukkulenten 18: 4 (1991 publ. 1992);. cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 43: 5 (1992 publ. 1993)

Agave chrysantha (Agave palmeri subs. chrysantha) Photo by: Guillermo Rivera

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave palmeri Engelm.
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 319 1875
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Agave palmeri subs. chrysantha (Peebles) B.Ullrich
Ander. Sukkulenten 18: 4 (1991 publ. 1992);. cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 43: 5 (1992 publ. 1993)
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Golden Flowered Agave, Golden Flower Century Plant
SICILIAN (Sicilianu): Centuspati

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

  • Agave palmeri Engelm.: has rosettes less than 120 cm Ø. Leaf margin mostly straight teeth 3-5 mm long. Flowers are pale greenish yellow.
  • Agave palmeri subs. chrysantha (Peebles) B.Ullrich: has rosettes up to 180 cm or rarely 215 cm Ø. Leaf margin mostly wavy to undulate, teeth 4-10 mm long. Flowers are bright golden yellow, smaller with shallower tube. Umbels more congested with shorter panicles.
  • Agave palmeri Ruby, Arizona.

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