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Ag.americana v. oaxacensis 


Ag. applanata

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     Ag. asperrima (scabra)   


Ag.atrovirens v. atrovirens 
      
      
             Ag. atrovirens v. atrovirens                                                                        Ag. atovirens v. mirabilis                 


Ag. chiapensis


Ag. dasylirioides

      
Ag. funkiana

   
Ag. gentryi  (with ag.montana)
     
   
 Ag. guiengola                 

        
Ag. hiemiflora                                                                                  Ag. horrida ssp. horrida

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 Ag. karwinskii        

   
          Ag. kerchovei                                                                   Ag. lechuguilla  
 

         Ag. lophantha       

   
Ag. macroacantha                                                                     Ag. marmorata
      
Ag. mitis
            
   


Ag. montana

   
Ag. nickelsiae

   
Ag. nussaviorum                                                                                      Ag. peacockii   

    
Ag. potatorum

  
 Ag. rhodacantha       

   
Ag. salmiana ssp. crassispina

    
Ag. salmiana ssp. salmiana

   
Ag. scaposa   

  
Ag. seemanniana                                                                                                                   Ag. stricta              

      
      Ag. sp. FO-076                                                                                       Ag. xylonacantha 

The above pictures are property of Paul Spracklin

 

Superb pictures from the whole trip here: http://www.oasisdesigns.co.uk

(follow the link to Mexico at the top of the page)

 

Agave ellemeetiana was originally placed by Gentry (1982) in the group Choritepalae together with A. bracteosa and A. guiengola. At that time habitat was unknown and the neotype was assigned to a plant at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London. In 1991 Ullrich placed this agave in his group Attenuatae, considering it closely related to A. pedunculifera, now considered a subspecies of A. attenuata.

In the C&S.J.(U.S.), nr.4 (2002) it was reported that A. ellemeetiana has been 'refound' in Oaxaca (Garcia-Mendoza). The form growing there has denticulate margins. In 2007 there were reports of finding it in Veracruz and this is now considered the main habitat of this plant. In fact in 1920 Trelease had suggested Veracruz as the likely habitat of this species. The specimens from Veracruz have unarmed margins and slightly longer leaves than those in Oaxaca.

It has to be said that many current agave specialists dispute the fact that the Oaxaca plants are a true ellemeetiana. As yet the Oaxaca plants have not been assigned to any specific taxon.

 

   

   

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             Ag. asperrima                                                                              Ag. atrovirens v. mirabilis      

    
            Ag. filifera                                                                                              Ag. gentryi 'Jaws'            

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          Ag. glomeruliflora                                                                                             Ag. mitis                  

       
       Ag. montana                                                                                              Ag. salmiana                

   
                        Ag. salmiana                                                                   Ag. xylonacantha  (?= heteracantha)           

 

 

Gallery 1 Mixed agave photos plus photos from Ernst Woelfing

Gallery 2 Mixed agave photos

Gallery 3 and Gallery 4 .Photos from Julia Etter and Martin Kristen

Gallery 5 Photos from Gerhard Koehres

Gallery 6 Photos from Mountain States Nursery

Gallery 7 Photos from Liguria and Cote d'Azur from Dr. Thomas Heller

Gallery 8 Habitat photos from Mexico from Nick Macer plus Alexander Heim's garden near Athens

Gallery 9 Photos from the Hollygate Cactus Garden/Nursery, UK

Gallery 10 Photos from his exotic garden plus Mexican habitat photos from Paul Spracklin

Gallery 11 Habitat photos from Mexico & USA from Wim Alsemgeest

Gallery 12 Photos from Cactus Oasis, a succulent paradise in eastern Holland

Gallery 13 Photos from Kew Gardens, London

Gallery 14 Photos from Phillipe Faucon

Gallery 15 Habitat photos from Greg Starr

Gallery 16 Photos from the private collection of Ron Parker, Fountain Hills, AZ

Gallery 17 Mexican & USA habitat photos from Bertus Spee

Gallery 18 Photos from Michael Greulich.

Gallery19 Huntington Botanical Gardens photos by Michael Greulich

Gallery 20 UK National Agave Collection