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.
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- Kimberley A. Ryan, Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories
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