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not marked as a favorite taxon *Agave desmetiana Jacobi. Common name: Dwarf Century-plant. Phenology: Feb-Jul. Habitat: Sandy soils in hammocks and along roadsides. Distribution: Native to Mexico, introduced in peninsular FL.

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ID notes: It is a diminutive species with relatively short leaves, a short inflorescence, and short suckers.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: The species may be an ancient cultivar, possibly derived from A. sisalana or A. kewensis and reproduces only by vegetative means; capsules and seeds have never been seen. In Mexico, it is grown only as an ornamental.

Other Comments: Gentry (1982) indicated that the plant produces a fine but weak fiber.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Agave desmettiana Jacobi — FNA26, K4, NS, WH3, Franck (2012), original spelling (correctable); = n/a — SFla; < Agave horrida ssp. horrida — POWO. Basionym: Agave desmettiana Jacobi 1866

Links to other floras: = Agave desmettiana - FNA26

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