Oaxaca 2016, The Complete Series

[AGAVE_KILLER]

This thread provides links to the early 2016 Mexico habitat excursion of AGAVE_KILLER and agavegreg. Threads are listed in the order in they were posted.

Oaxaca 2016: The first three days
Oaxaca 2016, Days 4-5: Santiago Yosondua
Oaxaca 2016, Day 6-7: Tehuacan Valley Surprise
Oaxaca 2016, Day 8: The main event
Oaxaca 2016, Day 9: A new true Agave titanota location
Oaxaca 2016, Day 10: Cerro Quiotepec
Oaxaca 2016, Day 11: More Quiotepec
Oaxaca 2016, Day 12: Tomellin to San Pedro Jaltepetongo
Oaxaca 2016, Day 13: ghiesbreghtii? in Puebla
Oaxaca 2016, Day 13 Pt.2: horrida ssp. perotensis? in Puebla
Oaxaca 2016, Day 13, Pt. 3: Agave convallis above Azumbilla
Oaxaca 2016, Day 14 part 1: Agave triangularis type-locality
Oaxaca 2016, Day 14 part 2: Calapa River and Agave FO76
Oaxaca tracks of my tears

[Stan]

Whats that last Agave?

[AGAVE_KILLER]

Whats that last Agave?

If you mean the one I'm touching -- the only photo on this page, as opposed to any ne of the photos in the links -- we think it is most likely a potatorum X salmiana hybrid. It was growing in a salmiana field with wild potatorum in the surrounding area. Pretty stunning plant, huh?

[Stan]

Beautiful plant. It has a taller shape then most A.potatorum. A big Artichoke.

A.K.,the temps look mild -based on flannel shirt photos-considering its the dry season. Whats the climate like?

[AGAVE_KILLER]

Yeah, really tall. It had leaf shape and margins and color of potatorum and overall size of salmiana. They were also solitary, whereas all the surrounding salmiana were making pups.

Temps fluctuated over time and across elevation. Oaxaca is pretty far south -- it is just one state away from Guatemala. There were cold days (highs in the 50s/60s lows in the 50s/40s), and hot days (highs in the 80s lows in the 60s). A cold day at elevation with a lot of wind feels like fall in the US. There were days when we were dehydrated and hot and one day when we were a bit hypothermic.