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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Catalog #:
DES00081134
Occurrence ID:
80467251-99dc-4104-bfdf-551133c4ad9e
Taxon:
Agave palmeri
Engelm.
Identification Qualifier:
cf.
Family:
Agavaceae
Collector:
Wendy C. Hodgson
Number:
30587
Date:
2015-08-08
Additional Collectors:
Andrew Salywon, Adelheid Fisher
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Gila County, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, along FSR 203 (Cherry Creek Road).
33.90596 -110.906933
Verbatim Coordinates:
12S 508604E 3751733N
Elevation:
1288 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
4227 ft
Habitat:
Juniper-emory oak woodland, east-facing roadcut slope.
Associated Taxa:
Juniperus, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus emoryi, Arctostaphylos, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia engelmannii, Agave parryi, Agave cf. chrysantha, Acacia angustissima, Hilaria belangeri.
Description:
Occasional, plant cloning, stalk ca 4-2/3 m tall, lateral branches 10, down 1/4 of stalk, perpendicular-ascending, ovary, neck, tube, tepal lobes light cream-very light chartreuse green, glaucous, lobes with slight maroon flush, outer tepals conspicuously brown-tipped, filaments maroon flushed (light chartreuse-cream basally), anthers yellow-slight maroon flush, style maroon flushed (light chartreuse-cream basally); ovary somewhat angled, tepal lobes clasping, flowers with stinky cheese odor; flower measurements after Gentry (1982) in mm, during anthesis: tl=46, o=22x9, n=1.5, tu=12x14, outer tep=11x8(base), 7(mid), inner tep=10x7.5(base), 5(mid), fil ins=4, 4.2, fil=47, a=13, sty=49; tl=43.5, o=20x8, n=3, tu=13(h) x 14(w), outer tep=10x8(base), 7(mid), inner tep=10x7(base), 5(mid), fil ins=4.8, 4, fil=52, a=14, sty=51.
Reproductive Condition:
Flowers
Notes:
Sheet 2 of 4.
Specimen Images
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Usage Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID:
80467251-99dc-4104-bfdf-551133c4ad9e
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Salywon (
asalywon@dbg.org
)
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Phenology (ver 1.0)
reproductive
: At least one reproductive structure of any kind is present (flowers, flower buds, fruits)
flowering
: At least one open flower is present