Agave utahensis var. utahensis

Common names: Utah agave
Endemic
Synonyms: Agave newberryi Engelmann Agave scaphoidea Greenman & Roush
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 451. Mentioned on page 448, 459.

Rosettes 1.8–3 dm. Leaves 12–30 × 1–2.5 cm; marginal teeth 2.5–4 mm; apical spine grayish, slender, 2–4 cm. Scape 1.7–4 m.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–early summer.
Habitat: Calcareous outcrops with desert scrub
Elevation: 600–1400 m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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James L. Reveal +  and Wendy C. Hodgson +
Engelmann +
Utah agave +
Ariz. +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
600–1400 m +
Calcareous outcrops with desert scrub +
Flowering late winter–early summer. +
S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), +
1753 +  and 1754 +
Agave newberryi +  and Agave scaphoidea +
Agave utahensis var. utahensis +
Agave utahensis subsp. utahensis +
variety +