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La Palma: Flowering Agave at the Coast |
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More photos in the vicinity: Coast around Santa Cruz Coast around Santa Cruz The Bay of Santa Cruz |
The Agave flowers only once during its life time and dies after developing fruits. It is a common misconception that agaves are a cactus. Agaves are closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and are not related to cacti.  |
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Date: Aug 14, 2007 Longitude: -17° 45.31' Latitude: 28° 42.21'  
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   Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy Cicar, right: courtesy NASA. This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-06 |
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