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Agave karatto Agave karatto Miller Agave barbadensis Trelease Agave medioxima Trelease Agave obducta Trelease Agave vangrolae Trelease Agave ventum-versa Trelease Agave trankeera Agave scheuermaniana Agave salmdyckii Agave nevidis Dagger Log, Batta Log, Maguey, Kabuya
”Dagger log,” also “batta log,” is native to the Windward Islands of the Caribbean West Indies, including Antigua and Barbuda; it is the national flower of both Antigua and Barbuda. They are not found in the wild elsewhere in North America. The common names refer to the use of the rigid flowering stalks to create fishing rafts. The white interior pulp of the leaves was also used for bait. Identification: Rosettes are 8-10' (2.4-3 m) around. Leaves are dagger-like, medium green, up to 3' (1 m) long, with sharp tips and small teeth along the edges. The flowering spike is up to 18' (5.5 m) feet high, multiply branched near the top. Flowers are yellow. After flowering, numerous bulbils appear near the spent flowers, forming new plants which shortly drop to the ground (the baby plants are clearly visible in Photo 1). Online References:
Agave karatto at the Huntington Botanical Gardens Agave karatto on Desert-tropicals.com
1 · 2/24/1998 · Antigua Agave karatto description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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2 · 2/24/1998 · Antigua
3 · That might be a gray kingbird perched on top. · 2/24/1998 · Antigua Range: Zones 9b-11:
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