| 词条 | Agave potatorum |
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|taxon = Agave potatorum |image = Agave Potatorum, San Tan Valley, AZ.jpg |authority = Zucc.[1] |synonyms =
|synonyms_ref = [2] |}} Agave potatorum, the Verschaffelt agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A smallish and attractive succulent perennial, it is native to partial desert areas of Mexico from Puebla south to Oaxaca. The Latin specific epithet potatorum refers to drinking and brewing.[3] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4] DescriptionAgave potatorum grows as a basal rosette of between 30–80 flat spatulate leaves of up to 1 foot in length and edge fringe of short, sharp, dark spines and ending in a needle of up to 1.6 inches long. The leaves are pale, silvery white, with the flesh coloured green fading lilac to pink at the tips. The flower spike can be 10–20 feet long when fully developed and bears pale green and yellow flowers. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=62198-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DAgave%2Bpotatorum%26output_format%3Dnormal|title=Agave potatorum Zucc.|date=22 October 2009|work=International Plant Names Index|accessdate=2 December 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-294110|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for Gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=184533731X}} 4. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/112211/i-Agave-potatorum-i/Details| title = Agave potatorum (Verschaffelt agave)| publisher=Royal Horticultural Society | date=1994 | accessdate=5 January 2018}}
7 : Agave|Flora of Puebla|Flora of Morelos|Flora of Oaxaca|Flora of Guerrero|Flora of Tlaxcala|Plants described in 1832 |
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