Agave toumeyana is a plant species endemic to central Arizona.[2]
| Agave toumeyana | |
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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. toumeyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave toumeyana | |
The species forms dense clumps of rosettes, rarely more than 50 cm high. Flowering stalks can reach 3 meters, bearing greenish-white flowers.[2][3][4] Plant was named in honor of James W. Toumey.[5]
References
edit- ^ Salywon, A. (2019). "Agave toumeyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T115698297A116354563. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T115698297A116354563.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, v 26, p 447.
- ^ Trelease, William. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 23: 140. 1920
- ^ Gentry, Howard Scott (1998). Agaves of Continental North America. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.[ISBN missing]
- ^ Thornber, J. J. "The Toumey Cactus Garden." The Plant World 9, no. 12 (1906): 273–77. Accessed April 23, 2020. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43476556