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Copyright: Elza Maria Ferraz Barboza (florbelamaria)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-10-29 |
| Camera: Sony DSC N1 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-04-16 13:04 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| Agave attenuata is a species of agave sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateau of central Mexico, as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens. The stems typically range from 50-150 cm in length, and eventually old leaves fall off, leaving them naked and visible. The leaves are ovate-accuminate, 50-70 cm long and 12-16 cm, pale in color, ranging from a light gray to a light yellowish green. There are no teeth, nor terminal spines, although the leaves taper to points that fray with age. The inflorescence is a dense raceme 2.5 to 3 meters high, with greenish-yellow flowers. The original specimens were sent to Kew by the explorer Galeotti in 1834, from an unspecified location in central Mexico. More recent study has reported it from Jalisco east to Mexico, in small colonies at elevations of 1,900 to 2,500 meters, but there have been few sightings, suggesting this agave is rare in the wild. Synonyms include: Agave cernua Berger 1915 Agave glaucescens Hook. 1862 Agave pruinosa Lem. ex Jacobi 1865 Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Agavaceae Genus: Agave Species: A. attenuate Binomial name: Agave attenuate Salm 1834 |
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(8) - [2009-04-16 16:45]
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Boa noite Elza!
Só agora dei conta que também estava aqui no "TN"
E da minha parte dou-lhe as boas vindas, embora um pouco atrasadas pois como já mencionei só agora dei pela sua presença.
Escusado será dizer que as suas fotos estão óptimas porque estão sempre!!!
Um abraço do Monte E.
Maria
