Agave × leopoldii
| Agave × leopoldii | |
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| At the Springs Preserve gardens in Las Vegas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. × leopoldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave × leopoldii | |
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Agave × leopoldii is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.[1] It is the result of a cross between Agave filifera and Agave schidigera, conducted in the 1870s by W.B. Kellock in Stamford Hill, London, and does not strongly resemble either parent.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Agave × leopoldii W.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Figueiredo, Estrela; Smith, Gideon F. (2013). "(2199) Proposal to conserve the name Agave ×leopoldii W. Watson against A. leopoldii Rafarin (Agavaceae/Asparagaceae)". Taxon. 62 (5): 1061. doi:10.12705/625.28. JSTOR taxon.62.5.1061.
- ^ "Agave leopoldii". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.