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Jul 9, 2018 6:20 PM CST
Name: Baja
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I am not able to find an entry in the database for this natural hybrid agave coming from seed collected in Yavapai County, Arizona. I think we need a new entry.

Agave x parryantha (aka 'Yavapai County') = Agave parryii var. couesii x A. chrysantha

I found two pages about the plant from reliable sources:

https://www.plantdelights.com/...
https://www.smgrowers.com/prod...

The plant apparently originates from hybrid seed collected where these two species grow together, but I'm not sure the agaves are an actual F1. They sound like a hybrid crossed with its parents according to the whim of local pollinators. The PDN page refers to them as a hybrid swarm of intergrades, which is a pretty funny and especially vivid description.

Perhaps @mcvansoest can verify the identity, so we file this plant in the right place in the database.
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