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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.
Apis mellifera scutellata, Agave attenuata Afrikaans: Afrika-heuningbye voed op stuifmeel van 'n blommende Leeustert in voorstedelike Piet Retief, Mpumalanga English: African honey bees feeding on pollen of a blooming Foxtail agave in suburban Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck – Swan's Neck Agave, Dragon Tree Agave, Foxtail Agave - Mexico; naturalised in southeastern Australia Agave aurea Brandegee - Baja California Sur Agave avellanidens Trel.
Agave (/ ə ˈ ɡ ɑː v i /; also UK: / ə ˈ ɡ eɪ v i /; [3] Anglo-Hispanic, also US: / ə ˈ ɡ ɑː v eɪ /) [4] is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas.The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves.
A foxtail is a spikelet or cluster of a grass, that serves to disperse its seeds as a unit. Thus, the foxtail is a type of diaspore or plant dispersal unit. Some grasses that produce a foxtail are themselves called "foxtail", also "spear grass". They can become a health hazard for dogs, cats, and other domestic animals, [1] and a nuisance for ...
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales.It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. [1] The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agaves and yuccas (including the Joshua tree).
Agavaceae (agave family) Yucca: yuccas; Yucca aloifolia: Spanish bayonet Agavaceae (agave family) Yucca brevifolia: Joshua tree Agavaceae (agave family) Yucca elephantipes: giant yucca Agavaceae (agave family) Yucca gloriosa: moundlily yucca Agavaceae (agave family) Yucca torreyi: Torrey's yucca; great yucca Agavaceae (agave family ...
Pelecyphora missouriensis, the Missouri foxtail cactus and formerly Coryphantha missouriensis, is a species of low-growing North American cacti. Description