Common names:
Thread Agave
Thread-Leaf Agave
Lechuguilla Mansa
Maguey Noriba
Century Plant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 2
Leaves:Semi-evergreen
Fruit:Edible to birds
Flowers:Fragrant
Suitable Locations:Terrariums
Uses:Dried Flower
Resistances:Pollution
Toxicity:Roots are poisonous: pheb dnr raee pa cv.ee s w ncr ardoeo lshppta c ima e l a bihegtstbumraogneitieidtejltni t oaroceed cnt gye wahauatfee krTtfms.ust nr ytuaueannxudehatm p Ddataste r war g iytneitvpIlctohin otiacnatcaegdodsrsaiausos si a ls lcnilnoms yhifepr eo arecc
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Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Cane
Cuttings: Leaf: lbuBisl
Division
Containers:Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:Thorned
Conservation status:Critically Endangered (CR)

A group of plants growing in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Discussion Threads about this plant
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ID question by Baja_Costero Mar 29, 2019 1:14 PM 6
Agave Filifera with flower stalk by beatrizdelr Mar 7, 2024 11:41 AM 3

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