Huachuca agave

A. huachucensis Baker, Handb. Amaryll., 172. 1888

Rosettes 4.5–7.5 × 7.5–8.5 dm. Leaves 32–65 × 10–20 cm; blade ovate. Flowers 6.2–8.1 cm; perianth tube 8–9 mm, limb lobes 20–27 mm; filaments 4.6–5.8 cm; ovary 3.4–4.7 cm.

Flowering mid spring--early summer. Gravelly places in oak and pine woodlands; 1500--2200 m; Ariz.; nw Mexico.

Agave parryi var. huachensis is widely cultivated.