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Agave americana L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Agave L. (リュウゼツラン)
Aonoryuuzetsuran (アオノリュウゼツラン, 青ノ龍舌蘭), centuryplant or American aloe
Life form: succulent, evergreen, perennial forb ≈ 3 m tall (real longevity is 10-30 years)
Distribution: Mexico, Arizona, and Texas
Habitat: various habitats, e.g., cliffs, urban areas, woodlands, grasslands, riparian zones, beaches and sandy areas, and rocky slopes
Leaf: characterized by gray-green
Use: ornamental (drought-tolerant)
cv. marginata (リュウゼツラン), with yellow stripes along the margins of each leaf
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Agave americana in Japan


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] in Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, on November 13 2015.

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