Common name: Agave, Hohokam Agave

Scientific name; Agave murpheyi

Descriptive: Murphy's Agave is a relatively small agave variety. The leaves are fleshy, light blue-green to yellow-green, spined along the edges and at the leaf tip, and grow in a rosette from the heart of the plant.

Uses: Extensively cultivated for food and fiber by the prehistoric Hohokam of southern Arizona.

Author

Kimberley A. Ryan, Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories

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