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Pre-contact Agave domesticates – living legacy plants in Arizona’s landscape

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Hodgson W. C., Rosenthal E. J., Salywon A. M., Pre-contact Agave domesticates – living legacy plants in Arizona’s landscape, Annals of Botany, 2023, 132(4):835-853, doi: 10.1093/aob/mcad113

A review of six ancient domesticated agaves in Arizona combines botanical, genetic and archaeological evidence. It describes stone field structures, traits of selected lineages, reproduction, clonal persistence and cultural significance.

Physiology and anatomyDistributionGenusAgave

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