Agave utahensis var. nevadensis

Clark mountain agave, Clark Mountain Agave, Clark Mountain agave, Clark Mountain agave

Family: Agavaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Clark mountain agave is a rare (CNPS 4.2) California native shrub found in northern and eastern Mojave Desert Mountains, including Ivanpah, Clark, and Kingston ranges in desert scrub and conifer woodland on calcareous outcrops at elevations of 1,200 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces pale green to white flowers on tall reproductive stalks. Growing in dense rosettes 15 to 25 centimeters tall with thick, glaucous-green leaves, it forms compact clusters with distinctive architectural structure. Its leaves have sharp marginal teeth 4 to 6 millimeters long and a prominent brown to whitish tip-spine 4 to 8.5 centimeters in length, creating a dramatic sculptural silhouette in arid landscapes.

Habitat: Desert scrub [to conifer woodland] on calcareous outcrops

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1200-1500 m

Bioregions: n&ampe DMtns (Ivanpah Mtns, Clark Mtn, Kingston ranges)

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.