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Nevada Agave (Agave utahensis var. nevadensis) is a rare native perennial herb or shrub in the Agavaceae family. It is one of two recognized varieties of Agave utahensis, both of which are rare. Var. nevadensis is restricted to the desert mountains of eastern San Bernardino County at elevations from 3,000-5,200 feet. Due to its limited distribution, it is included on CNPS list 4.2. Agave utahensis is smaller, occurs farther north, at higher elevations, and is more cold tolerant than the other two native agaves in California. Like other agaves, it is armed with formidable spines and flowers after many years of growth, then the plant dies but clonal pups remain. The inflorescence is 5-13 ft. tall. The flowers are yellow-green and the fruit is a dry capsule.
Plant type
Shrub, Succulent
Size
2 ft Tall
2 ft Wide
Growth rate
Slow
Dormancy
Evergreen
Color
Green, Yellow
Flowering season
Spring, Summer
Special uses
Containers, Deer resistant
Sun
Full Sun
Water
Extremely Low, Very Low
Summer irrigation
Never irrigate once established
Cold tolerance
Tolerates cold to -10° F
Soil drainage
Fast
Soil description
Sandy, gravelly limestone.
Soil PH: 7.0 - 8.0
Propagation
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Site type
Limestone ridges and outcrops in the Mojave desert
Plant communities
Joshua Tree Woodland, Shadscale Scrub
Use with other Mojave Desert species such as Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Fremont Barberry (Berberis fremontii), Desert Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii), Desert Willow (Chilpsis linearis), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa), California Juniper (Juniperus californica), Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea), Antelope Brush (Purshia stansburyana or tridentata), Sage (Salvia dorrii or mohavensis), Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata), and various cactus species.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 1 likely
Confirmed
Likely
Mojave Giant-Skipper
Agathymus alliae
Common names:
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