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Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
Catalog #: ASU0000538
Secondary Catalog #: 128165
Taxon: Agave deserti ssp. deserti Engelm.
Family: Agavaceae
Collector: H. S. Gentry   23658   
Date: 15 June 1976
Additional Collectors: J. Whitehead
Locality: USA, Arizona, Mojave County, 40-45 mi S of Yucca along Alamo Road.
Elevation: 640-671 meters
Verbatim Elevation: 2100-2200ft
Habitat: Rocky slopes.
Associated Species: Yucca, Saguaro, Palo Verde, Canotia
Description: Scattered population of mostly single, med-sized, light glaucous gray, symmetrical, well-developed rosettes, 3-4 dm tall and as wide, panicle 3-5 m tall, very slender with 10-15 short lat. peduncles in upper 0.5-0.25 of shaft, flowers bright yellow over green ovaries (Ivs. of 2, fls. of 3 pls.).
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For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Leslie Landrum (les.landrum@asu.edu)
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