Wild Plants of Malta & Gozo - Plant: Agave sisalana (Blue Agave)

Blue Agave


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Nomenclature
Species name:	*Agave sisalana* Perrine
Synonyms:	Agave rigida var. sisalana
Plant Family:	Agavaceae (Agave Family)
General names:	Blue Agave
Maltese name:	no name
Status:	Naturalized Alien
Flowering Time:	Nov-May
Remarks:	Introduced as an ornamental plant and became naturalised in some wild places namely at coastal garigues (Eg: Bahar ic-Caghaq). Similar to Agave americana but this has its leaves with smooth margins, hence not spiny.

Photo Gallery (6 images)

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-0.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-1.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-2.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-3.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-4.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

Agave sisalana - Image Code: AGVSI-5.
Agave sisalana / Blue Agave / no name

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Species name:

Agave sisalana Perrine

Synonyms:

Agave rigida var. sisalana

Plant Family:

Agavaceae (Agave Family)

General names:

Blue Agave

Maltese name:

no name

Status:

Naturalized Alien

Flowering Time:

Nov-May

Remarks:

Introduced as an ornamental plant and became naturalised in some wild places namely at coastal garigues (Eg: Bahar ic-Caghaq). Similar to Agave americana but this has its leaves with smooth margins, hence not spiny.