Palmer's century plant (Agave palmeri)
Description
Agave palmeri is the largest Agave species growing in the United States. It produces a basal leaf rosette of fleshy, upright green leaves of up to 120 cm (4 ft) in length, with jagged edges and ending in thick spines of 3-6 cm (1.2-2.4 inches) long. Flowers are pale yellow and green and 1.6-2 inches long and grow on branches in the upper third of the flower spike, which can be between up to 5 m (16.5 feet) tall.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Agave
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