Agave aurea
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Agave aurea
Agave aurea Brandegee (1889)
Campaniflorae
Campaniflorae
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave aurea
*Misidentified at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave aurea
wow, those two above do NOT look related ... what a variable plant. I have one given to me that looks a lot like the second plant, but I was sure it was a misidentification error... until now, maybe?
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Re: Agave aurea
I agree. I'm not sure what to make of the pic in Post #2. I have a small A. aurea example, about 12", and it seems right in line with the pic in Post #1 & the vid in Post #3. But I'm really not familiar enough with the species to make the call.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave aurea
Accoording to Gentry, the Campanulae all three (more now?) have the same leaf texture he found impossible to describe. Mine (MG seed, I believe) is almost tube like, at least toward the tip, regular softish teeth with harder points, texture rubberish like geminiflora, sort of, as it were...
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Re: Agave aurea
The plant pictured in post 2 is definitely not Agave aurea, and looks like a narrow leaved A. bovicornuta. I told the now retired curator of plants that it was mid-identified, but don't know if the label got changed yet.
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Thank you sir, disclaimer has now been added to Post #2.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave aurea
A second look tells me this #2 aurea certainly has the margin--see Gentry's illustration. It's just that the leaf is too wide and too short, but the softish texture should inform. Any us us who've grown much seed at all know how variable leaf width and length can be.
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Re: Agave aurea
From the collection of Jos van Roosbroeck, Belgium.
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Re: Agave aurea
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: Agave aurea
I’m thinking #2 is a smaller capensis? Which some group together as a form of Aurea?
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Re: Agave aurea
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"