Agave Lechuguilla
by Tim Hightower
Title
Agave Lechuguilla
Artist
Tim Hightower
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Lechuguilla is an agave species. The plant flowers once in its life, then it dies. The flowers are a source of nutrients for insects, bats, and some birds The leaves are long, tough and rigid, with very sharp, hard points which can easily penetrate clothing and even leather, giving the colloquial name Shin-daggers. Native Americans living in the Southwest U.S. have used fibers from the leaves (commonly called ixtle, but also a hard fiber known by the trade name Tampico fiber) to make ropes and mats. Nowadays Tampico is also being used in the industrial brush business. It is resistant to most chemicals, alkaline solutions, acidic solutions, heat etc. It is toxic to cattle and sheep, however.
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March 21st, 2012
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