Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical dry forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Vulnerable

About

This succulent grows in the rocky mountain slopes of Nayarit, Mexico. Its rosette features over two hundred stiff leaves tipped with razor-sharp spines.

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 geminiflora