什麼是龍舌蘭沙漠

Agave deserti (Desert Agave, Mescal, Century Plant or Maguey) is an agave native to desert regions in southern California, Arizona, and Baja California.龍舌蘭deserti（沙漠龍舌蘭，Mescal，Century Plant或Maguey）是龍舌蘭，原產於加利福尼亞南部，亞利桑那州和下加利福尼亞州的沙漠地區。 Its tall yellow flower stalks dot dry rocky slopes and washes throughout the spring.其高大的黃色花朵莖點綴在乾燥的岩石坡道上，並在整個春季被洗滌。
龍舌蘭沙漠花序上的花朵 
Agave deserti in cultivationIt forms a rosette of fleshy gray-green leaves 20-70 cm long and 4.5-10 cm broad, with sharp spines along the edges and at the tips.龍舌蘭在栽培中形成肉狀灰綠色葉子的玫瑰花結，長20-40厘米，寬2-6厘米，邊緣和尖端具尖刺。 It flowers at maturity (3-6 yrs), sending up an inflorescence XNUMX-XNUMX m tall.它在成熟期（XNUMX-XNUMX年）開花，發出XNUMX-XNUMX m高的花序。 The panicle bears numerous yellow, funnel-shaped flowers XNUMX-XNUMX cm long.圓錐花序上長有XNUMX-XNUMX厘米長的黃色漏斗狀黃色花朵。
有兩個變種：
Agave deserti var.龍舌蘭沙漠。 deserti.沙漠Plants usually with numerous rosettes;通常植有許多蓮座叢的植物； perianth tube 3-5 mm.花被筒XNUMX-XNUMX毫米。 Southern California only.僅南加州。 
龍舌蘭沙漠單純形（紳士）WCHodgson＆Reveal。 通常只帶有一個或幾個玫瑰花的植物； 花被筒5-10毫米。 南加州和亞利桑那州。
The Desert Agave is drought tolerant but requires good drainage.The desert dwelling Indians used fibers from the leaves to make cloth, bowstrings, and rope[1].沙漠龍舌蘭耐旱，但需要良好的排水性。居住在沙漠中的印第安人使用樹葉中的纖維來製造布料，弓弦和繩索[1]。 Young flower stalks (roasted), buds, and hearts of plants (also roasted) were eaten[XNUMX].吃了嫩花莖（烤），芽和植物心（也烤）[XNUMX]。 Natives of southern California commonly harvested the "heads" using a specialized digging stick and roasted the leaves and heart alike.南加州的原住民通常使用專門的挖掘棒來收穫“頭”，然後將葉子和心臟都烤。 Food thus obtained often became a dietary staple, even into drought years.這樣獲得的食物經常成為飲食的主食，甚至進入乾旱年代。