Agave parryi var. huachucensis (Baker) Little in L.D.Benson

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Origin and Habitat: Huachuca Mountains, Arizona on the Mexican border as far south of south as the sierra Huachinera. The populations in adjacent northeastern Chihuahua are probably to be assigned here too.
Altitude range: 1550-2480 metres above sea level.
Habitat and ecology: Agave parryi var. huachucensisSN|244]]SN|244]] dwells principally in oak woodlands on open slopes, but also in higher pine forest zones.

Synonyms:

• Agave parryi var. huachucensis (Baker) Little in L.D.Benson

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Parry's agave, Huachuca Agave, Artichoke Agave, Parry's century plant, Parry's huachuca agave
ASTURIAN (Asturianu): Huachuca Agave
SPANISH (Español): Agave Huachuca, Penca, Maguey, ágave, Mezcal

Description: Agave parryi var. huachucensisSN|247]]SN|244]] (firstly described as Agave huachucensisSN|247]]SN|245]] by Baker in 1888) is an upland variant with larger growth of the widespread and variable Agave parryiSN|247]]SN|247]]. It is a compact freely-suckering rosette-forming succulent with broad short grey leaves with prominent brown terminal spines. It is more robust than the standard Agave parryiSN|247]]SN|247]], with larger leaves up to 20 cm wide and up to 65 cm long, and the flower stem broader with larger flowers up to 75 mm long.
Rosettes: Of densely arranged leaves, 45-60(-75) cm tall by 75-90 cm wide with the sucker growth producing dense clumps; dies after blooming.
Leaves: Grey-green with toothed margins and large sharp spine on tip; 25-65 cm long, 10-20 (or more) cm wide; point on tip is darker, can be tan, brown or black; leaf narrows at base, indentation of previously leaf shows on back of leaves.
Inflorescences: Large stalk held as high as 3-4.5(-6) m above foliage, branched;
Flowers: Bud pink opening to lemon yellow flowers tinged with pink, larger, 62-81 mm wide. Ovary 34 - 47 mm wide; Tepals tube 8 - 9 mm in diameter.
Blooming season: Flowering usually occurs in late spring or early summer.
Note: There is considerable confusion with Agave parryiSN|247]]SN|247]]i and Agave parryiSN|247]]SN|247]]i var. huachucensis - this plant has a tight rosette of broad short leaves - like the blunter leaf tipped Agave parryiSN|245]]SN|247]]i var. truncata it looks a bit like an artichoke. Some consider var. huachucensis as perhaps not worthy of even varietal status (and they may be correct), but it has long been grown as Agave parryiSN|244]]SN|247]]i var. huachucensis and it still has a value for a collector because they identify plants with particular characters.

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