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Agave attenuata

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Agave attenuata, commonly called the foxtail or lion's tail agave or the swan's neck agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. Sometimes called the soft-leaf or soft-leaved agave, the aforementioned animal-related names are a nod to the appearance of the plant's inflorescence, which—after years, generally—rises slightly before gravity brings it back down, giving the bloom a curved, "swan"-like or "foxtail" look. The species' specific manner of flowering is unique in the genus Agave as most other species produce a towering, vertical display, reminiscent of a miniature tree.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Agave attenuata
- Slug
- agave-attenuata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
- Species
- attenuata
- Wikidata QID
- Q1254225
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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