| Agave gracilipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. gracilipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Agave gracilipes Trel. | |
Agave gracilipes, common names Maguey de pastizal or slimfoot century plant, is a plant species native to western Texas, southern New Mexico and Chihuahua. It is found in grasslands, desert scrub and open pinyon-juniper woodlands at elevations of 1,200 to 1,900 m (3,900 to 6,200 ft).
Agave gracilipes is not as large as some other species in the genus. Leaves are up to 30 cm (12 in) long, 7 cm (2.8 in) across. Flowering stalks can be as high as 5 m (16 ft) tall, with yellowish flowers.
References
- ^ Flora of North America vol 26 p 458.
- CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- Trelease, William. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 95, pl. 98–99. 1911.
- Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of Continental North America i–xiv, 1–670. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
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