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Agave sanpedroensis, the San Pedro agave, is a perennial rosette-forming succulent from Arizona that produces many offsets and grows about 50 to 70 cm tall and wide. It is a desert plant that needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Agave sanpedroensis, the San Pedro agave, is a perennial plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
The species is known from few sites in Pinal and Pima counties in Arizona, at altitudes between 914 and 1117 m, along the San Pedro River and the slopes of the Tortolita Mountains.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
