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Swan-neck Agave
Swan-neck Agave
Agave attenuata
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-15 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical plateau
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This spineless succulent grows on the rocky plateaus of central Mexico. It produces a single four-meter flower stalk that arches toward the ground before the plant dies.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Agave
Species
Agave attenuata