QuilotoaMar 23

Weird tree, El Salvador

https://lemmy.ca/post/62227685

Show threadhumanMar 23
Agave stalk
Show threadQuilotoaMar 23
Thanks. Interesting looking things. Are the bushy structures flowers?
Show threadhuman
Yes. They grow that stalk and flower and then die. The plant in the forefront will do the same one day.
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Show threadMultiplexerMar 23
Sure they die?
At least the agave on my windowsill grew one last year but is still totally alive and kicking right now…
Show threadSillyDudeMar 23
Some species with flower repeatedly, some are growing for 30 years to build up enough energy to flower once and then they die.
Show threadJerb322Mar 23
I think that they may mean that the flowering stalk dies off, not the whole plant. That’s how aloe do.
Show threadapfelwoiSchoppenMar 24

Agaves are broadly monocarpic, meaning that they only flower once and die. Some have species do not though, and some individuals do not. Agaves are closely related to and can hybridize with manfredas, which are not monocarpic.

The world of plants is a big beautiful mess.

Show threadJerb322Mar 24
TIL, cool. Thanks