Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Agavaceae

Specific Epithet: Calibanus hookeri

Common Name: Mexican Boulder

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: This caudiciform xerophyte is named for Shakespeare`s monster, Caliban. There have been reports of these plants growing as large as a Volkswagen in the wild. These plants die after flowering.

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Origin: Eastern and Central Mexico

Number of Specimens: 2

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