Agave parryi

Parry's agave
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Agave
Species:	A. parryi
Binomial name
	Agave parryi; Engelm.
Varieties
	A. p. var. parryi; Parry's agave; A. p. var. truncata; Mescal agave; A. p. var. huachucensis; Fort Huachuca agave;

Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.

The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip. One of the distinguishing features is that the point on the tip, which is typically dark tan, brown, or black, is darker than the leaf. Indentations of previous leaves show on the back of each leaf. The Huachuca variety grows in a rosette pattern as large as 2½ feet in diameter.

Because of its compact size, plus its low water use and low maintenance, Huachuca agave is considered a good landscaping plant for desert residential landscaping. It requires full sun. It is hardy to roughly −5 °F (−21 °C), though there are reports of specimens surviving temperatures at −20 °F (−29 °C).

Parry's agave is evergreen. Aged agave produce a twelve-foot stalk with bright yellow blooms. They then die after blooming, as all leaf and root resources are put into the stalk, flowers, and seeds. It can be propagated by either offset or seed.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.^[2]

Varieties[edit]

Agave parryi var. huachucensis, Huachuca agave
Agave parryi var. truncata, Mescal agave
Agave parryi var. couseii

Subspecies[edit]

Agave parryi subsp. parryi
Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana (Wooton & Standl.) B.Ullrich^[3]

References[edit]

^ Hodgson, W.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Agave parryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T115689594A116354283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T115689594A116354283.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Agave parryi (Parry's agave)". Royal Horticultural Society. 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "The Plant List, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".

External links[edit]

Media related to Agave parryi at Wikimedia Commons
USDA Forest Service: Parry's Agave (Agave parryi)
Mescal Agave Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
Arizona.edu: Agave parryi var. huachucensis — by the Master Gardeners of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Hodgson, W.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Agave parryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T115689594A116354283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T115689594A116354283.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] "Agave parryi (Parry's agave)". Royal Horticultural Society. 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[tpl-3] "The Plant List, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".

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