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Label

Accession No. 15039 
Family Agavaceae 
Species Agave parryi Engelm.
Subspecies var. parryi 
Common name "Parry's agave"
Collector Information Kenna Mikesell  (28)  01 September 2007
Geography United States,  Arizona, Pima County
Lat./Long. 32°  24' 39.977" N, 110°  59 ' 19.75" W at 2721 feet (829 m)
Locality Oro Valley, 80 yards SW of Breezy Pine Court; 
Ecology in a wash; with Cercidium, Carnegia. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Agave parryi ssp. parryi Engelm.
     Agave hauchucensis
     Agave huachucensis Baker
     Agave parryi var. couesii (Engelm. ex Trel.) Kearney & Peebles
     Agave parryi var. huachucensis (Baker) Little ex L. Benson
     Agave scabra Salm-Dyck

Common Name(s): Huachuca agave, Parry's agave, rough agave.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=182684, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Liliidae
                            Order: Liliales
                                Family: Agavaceae
                                    Genus: Agave
                                        Species: Agave parryi
                                            Subspecies: Agave parryi ssp. parryi
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 15039s1.jpg

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15032 Acacia smallii     149 ft. SW
15038 Aloe vera      "Barbados aloe" 229 ft. NW
15036 Baccharis sarothroides      "desertbroom" 351 ft. N
15035 Chilopsis linearis      "desert willow" 149 ft. SW
15043 Cylindropuntia bigelovii      "teddybear cholla" 179 ft. N
15042 Cylindropuntia fulgida      "jumping cholla" 96 ft. N
15041 Cylindropuntia spinosior      "walkingstick cactus" 61 ft. N
15040 Fouquieria splendens      "ocotillo" 88 ft. SE
15033 Larrea tridentata      "creosote bush" 157 ft. S
15046 Opuntia engelmannii  var. linguiformis   "cactus apple" 300 ft. NW
15045 Opuntia microdasys      "angel's-wings" 179 ft. N
15044 Opuntia phaeacantha      "tulip pricklypear" 179 ft. N
15034 Prosopis chilensis      "algarrobo" 149 ft. SW
15037 Yucca aloifolia      "aloe yucca" 313 ft. N

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
El Conquistador Country Club (Locale) Pima County, AZ 1 mi. SW 2664  Ruelas Canyon 
Oro Valley Country Club Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 1.7 mi. SE 2507  Oro Valley 
Tortolita (Populated Place) Pima County, AZ 1.7 mi. W 2690  Ruelas Canyon 
Oro Valley (Populated Place) Pima County, AZ 1.9 mi. SE 2543  Oro Valley 
El Conquistador Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.2 mi. SE 2635  Oro Valley 
Honey Bee Canyon (Valley) Pima County, AZ 2.3 mi. NE   Oro Valley 
Bonnie Brae Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. SW 2431  Ruelas Canyon 
Steam Pump Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.2 mi. E 2592  Oro Valley 
La Cholla Airpark (Airport) Pima County, AZ 2.6 mi. N 2907  Ruelas Canyon 
Sausaulito Creek (Stream) Pima County, AZ 2.3 mi. E   Tortolita Mountains 
Dennis Weaver Park (Park) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. SE 2654  Oro Valley 
Canyon del Oro High School (School) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. S 2602  Tucson North 
Palo Ferro Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. W 2625  Ruelas Canyon 
Catchment canyon (Valley) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. E   Oro Valley 
Horizon Heliport (Airport) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. E 2622  Oro Valley 
Big Wash (Stream) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. E   Oracle 
Sunnyslope Terrace Plaza Shopping Center (Locale) Pima County, AZ 3.3 mi. S 2622  Tucson North 
Caņada Agua (Valley) Pima County, AZ 3.6 mi. N   Ruelas Canyon 
Tucson National Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 3.9 mi. SW 2336  Jaynes 
Chalk Creek (Stream) Pima County, AZ 3.7 mi. NE   Oracle Junction 

Links

Taxon Links for species Agave parryi  Engelm.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Agave+parryi

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