Agave Deserti

Agave Deserti (Desert's) is a species of Agave.

Background
Flower yellow, under 2in. long, on a thyrsoid  panicle, the branches very short, the lower horizontal, the upper ascending; pedicels short; scape 4ft. to 10ft. high, 1in. to 2in. thick at the base, furnished with distant lanceolate acuminate toothed bracts. leaves few, in a rosette, oblanceolate, 6in. to 12in. long, 1 1/2in. to 2in. broad above the middle, thick, fleshy, very glaucous; face deeply concave; terminal spine 1in. to 2in. long, slender; prickles crowded, strong, hooked, horny, nearly 1/4in. long. California, 1877.

Varieties/Subspecies
A. D. simplex Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. plants usually with one or only a few rosettes; perianth tube 5–10 mm. The bright yellow flowers of the Agave deserti are organized in a 8 to 13 feet tall panicle (2.5 to 4 m).