THE AGAVES OF OAXACA and TEHUACÁN VALLEY

While not complete, this page is devoted to the Agaves found in the Tehuacán Valley and the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The photos are arranged alphabetically, not according to botanical relationships. That is for another section of the website. As of January 2005, the photos are compiled from 3 separate trips to the area. Those marked with an asterisk (*) in the text section were taken by George Hull from Mountain States Wholesale Nursery. Click on the thumbnail to see the larger picture. 

Agave guiengola pictures are from the type locality near Guiengola, Oaxaca

Agave isthmensis pictures were taken at the type locality along the southern Oaxacan coast.

The first two Agave macroacantha pictures were taken in the open, arid region between Tehuacán, Puebla and Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca. The rest were taken in a semi-forested area near Teotitlan in northern Oaxaca.

The first two Agave marmorata pictures show a green form from southern Oaxaca, while the others show a gray, banded leaf form from the more xeric region between Tehuacán, Puebla and Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca.

The Agave potatorum pictures show representatives from throughout much of its range in Oaxaca.

The pictures of Agave titanota are from the Rancho Tambor area. At least that is we were told by the locals. As you can see by the picture labeled Rancho Tambor, it is a densely vegetated site. The day we visited was quite cloudy also. The first 2 pictures were taken with a digital camera and actually show the color to be truer to what we actually saw. The next 5 pictures were taken with Sensia 100 slide film and are bluer than the true color. The last 4 pictures are of plants growing along the toll road between Tehuacán, Puebla and Oaxaca city
 

Crops of Agave angustifolia and corn together	Crops of Agave angustifolia and corn together	Agave guiengola on sharp limestone.	Agave guiengola	View of area around Agave isthmensis *	Looking west  from Agave isthmensis *
Agave isthmensis	Agave isthmensis	Agave isthmensis	Agave isthmensis	Agave isthmensis	Agave isthmensis
Agave cf. kerchovei	Agave macroacantha	Agave macroacantha	Agave macroacantha	Agave macroacantha	Agave macroacantha
Agave macroacantha	Agave marmorata	Agave marmorata	Agave marmorata	Agave marmorata	Agave marmorata
Agave marmorata	Agave nizandensis	Agave petrophila *	Agave potatorum	Agave potatorum	Agave potatorum *
Agave potatorum *	Agave potatorum	Agave potatorum	Agave potatorum	Agave salmiana var. ferox	Agave salmiana var. ferox
Agave salmiana var. ferox	Agave salmiana var. ferox	Agave stricta *	Agave stricta	Agave stricta	Agave stricta
Agave stricta	Agave stricta	Ranch Tambor	Agave titanota * digital camera	Agave titanota digital camera	Agave titanota Sensia 100 film
Agave titanota Sensia 100 film	Agave titanota Sensia 100 film	Agave titanota Sensia 100 film	Agave titanota Sensia 100 film	Agave aff. titanota	Agave aff. titanota
Agave aff. titanota	Agave aff. titanota