Agave bracteosa

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Agave bracteosa

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Agave bracteosa S. Watson ex Engelmann (1882)
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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".

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Agave bracteosa
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Lotusland, Santa Barbara.
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Huasteca Canyon, credit Bertus Spee
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Odd that bracteosa is cold hardy and the others from that locale are not.
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Mine looks happy in a slightly elevated spot....
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