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Created 4/8/2013

Family Asparagaceae

 HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Agave murpheyi

Kaloko, Oahu

MURPHY'S or HOHOKAM AGAVE

An ornamental cultivar once planted by Sonoran tribes for food and fiber.  Three-foot tall yellowish-green leaves with small marginal spines that create impressions on adjacent ones while in the bud.  Native to northern Mexico and Arizona.

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