? Desert Agave
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Agavaceae Genus: Agave Species: A. deserti
Binomial name
Agave deserti Engelm.

A mass of flowers on an Agave deserti inflorescence

Agave deserti (Desert Agave, Mescal, Century Plant or Maguey) is an agave native to desert regions in southern California and Arizona. Its tall yellow flower stalks dot dry rocky slopes and washes throughout the spring. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1233 KB) Summary Author: Noah Elhardt Subject: Agave Deserti Location: Anza Borrego State Park Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agave deserti Metadata This file... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Genera See text Agavaceae is a family of plants that includes many well-known desert and dry zone types such as the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree. ... Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Thomas Engelmann was a German botanist from the late 19th century, known for his 1883 experiment which measured the effects of different colors of light on photosynthesis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1372 KB) Summary Author: Noah Elhardt Subject: Agave deserti Location: Anza Borrego State Park Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agave deserti Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1372 KB) Summary Author: Noah Elhardt Subject: Agave deserti Location: Anza Borrego State Park Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agave deserti Metadata This file... Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ... Desert view in Saudi Arabia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq. ...

It forms a rosette of fleshy gray-green leaves 20-70 cm long and 4.5-10 cm broad, with sharp spines along the edges and at the tips. It flowers at maturity (20-40 yrs^[1]), sending up an inflorescence 2-6 m tall. The panicle bears numerous yellow, funnel-shaped flowers 3-6 cm long. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers on a branch of a plant. ... White-fruited Rowan (Sorbus glabrescens) corymb; note the branched structures holding the fruits. ... Clivia miniata right hereflowers. ...

There are two varieties: In botanical nomenclature, variety is a rank below that of species: As such, it gets a ternary name (a name in three parts). ...

• Agave deserti var. deserti. Plants usually with numerous rosettes; perianth tube 3-5 mm. Southern California only.
• Agave deserti var. simplex (Gentry) W.C.Hodgson & Reveal. Plants usually with one or only a few rosettes; perianth tube 5-10 mm. Southern California and Arizona.

Howard Scott Gentry (1903-1993) was an American botanist recognized as the worlds leading authority on the agaves. ...

Cultivation and uses

Agave deserti in cultivation

The Desert Agave is drought tolerant but requires good drainage. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x770, 392 KB) Beschreibung: Agave deserti Fotograf: Darkone, 28. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x770, 392 KB) Beschreibung: Agave deserti Fotograf: Darkone, 28. ...

The desert dwelling Indians used fibers from the leaves to make cloth, bowstrings, and rope^[1]. Young flower stalks (roasted), buds, and hearts of plants (also roasted) were eaten^[1].

Alcoholic drinks were also manufactured from the sweet juices of this and other agaves. Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ...

Rosette Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 921 KB) Summary Author: Noah Elhardt Subject: Agave deserti Location: Anza Borrego State Park Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Agave deserti Metadata This file...	Specimen in Palm Canyon, California Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1688, 306 KB) Photo of Agave deserti in Palm Canyon, California, taken March 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Stan Shebs...
Dried flower stalk Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2000x1559, 664 KB) Photo of Agave deserti in Palm Canyon, California, taken March 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Stan Shebs... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1500x1185, 351 KB) Photo of Agave deserti in Palm Canyon, California, taken March 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Stan Shebs... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1252x2168, 145 KB) Photo of Agave deserti dried flower stack in Palm Canyon, California, taken March 2005 by User:Stan Shebs File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed...

Notes and References

• Flora of North America: Agave deserti
• Jepson Flora Project: Agave deserti

Dole, Jim W. and Rose, Betty B., Shrubs and Trees of the Southern California Deserts, 1996, Foot-Loose Press.