Agave pygmaea at Aquibiquichi

at Aquibiquichi

The small to medium sized

I have seen plants at the so called 'chicken ranch' on limestone between 4600-4900' growing with Agave asperrima

that shoots up a tall 10-20' packed with small light green to yellow flowers

but it differs from the former in not only it's compact size

Agave pygmaea at AquibiquichiIn Chiapas, Mexico on arid limestone around 3000' occurs Agave pygmaea. Howard Gentry states that the diminutive habit may be a result of the arid limestone habitat in which it grows. In culture, as Gentry speculated, it has grown larger, from small to medium sized. However, the differing floral characteristics and distinctive leaf form has made it easily recognizable despite the size variability. Agave pygmaea has experienced temperatures as low as