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Agave murpheyi
''Agave murpheyi'' is a species of agave. It is a succulent plant that is found growing only at a few dozen archaeological sites of the ancient Hohokam Indians in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. It appears to be a cultivar grown by the Hohokam for food and fiber. Its common names include Hohokam agave, Murphey agave, and Murphey's century plant.〔(''Agave murpheyi''. ) Plant Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.〕
==Description==
This agave produces a rosette of leaves up to 80 centimeters long by 20 centimeters wide in shades of green to blue-green with pale banding. They develop a red coloration during flowering. The leaves may curl slightly toward the center. They are lined with small, straight teeth and tipped with a spine up to 2 centimeters long. The plant produces an inflorescence 3 to 4 meters tall with many flowers along the branches. The flowers are greenish with purple or brown tips and are up to 7.5 centimeters long. The fruit is a woody capsule 5 to 7 centimeters long containing seeds, but these are rarely produced, the flowers aborting before the fruits form. The plant usually reproduces by sprouting "pups" from its base.〔
Despite being untended for more than 500 years, Hohokam agave continue to grow at a few old archaeological sites. It is also grown occasionally as an ornamental plant.
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