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Agave parryi Native to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. This specimen seen at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh. This is variety &#039;truncata&#039;. <br /> <br /> A compact rosette-forming succulent with broad, short, silver-blue leaves which have prominent purple-red teeth and terminal spines. Growing to 1 m in height by 1 m wide. <br /> <br /> I was particularly intrigued by the pattern that seemed to be &#039;carved&#039; in to the leaf and decided to take a macro image to highlight that. Agave parryi,Asparagaceae,Asparagales,Geotagged,Macro,Parry's Agave,United States,Winter,botany,flora Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Agave parryi

Native to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. This specimen seen at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh. This is variety 'truncata'.

A compact rosette-forming succulent with broad, short, silver-blue leaves which have prominent purple-red teeth and terminal spines. Growing to 1 m in height by 1 m wide.

I was particularly intrigued by the pattern that seemed to be 'carved' in to the leaf and decided to take a macro image to highlight that.

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    Stunning photo that really shows the beauty of the leaves. I read that the flower spikes are ~6 m tall and produce 100's of flowers! Posted 3 years ago
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    Artistic as always! Posted 3 years ago
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    Lovely shot Ruth! Posted 3 years ago
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    Lovely shot Ruth! Posted 3 years ago

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The Parry's Agave

Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Oct 22, 2021. Captured Feb 8, 2014 13:42 in C3P2+CJ Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO500
  • 44mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.