Scientific name:
Agave chrysantha
Common name:
Golden-flowered agave
Range:
Central Arizona, from a little way north of Phoenix to the vicinity of Tucson
Form:
Usually single and solitary; may form small clusters
Habitat:
Sand or gravel slopes, scrubland, pinyon, juniper & oak woodland, to 6,500 feet elevation
Flowers:
Golden yellow, 12 to 21 per cluster, up to 18 clusters; stalk up to 20 feet high
Agave chrysantha grows over a relatively small area of central Arizona, at the upper reaches of the Sonoran Desert; it may be seen in such locations as the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix and the east section of Saguaro National Park near Tucson. Leaves are greyish green or bluish green in color, convex underneath and strongly concave on top, edged by small teeth between half and just over one inch apart. Leaves narrow to a sharp, brownish, grooved spine. Mature plants form a rosette 5 feet wide, and when blooming produce a very tall stalk bearing clusters of brilliant yellow flowers.
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