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Furcraea hexapetala
Also called Wild Sisal
Furcraea hexapetala is a semi-succulent mesocaul or pachycaul rarely branching shrub bearing a large panicle of six-petaled flowers on a peduncle up to 7 m (23 ft) length. Besides flowers and fruit, the 2 m (6 ft 7 in) panicle also produces bulbils (a form of asexual reproduction.
The species is found in south eastern Mexico, Ecuador and parts of the Caribbean.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Furcraea hexapetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
