Agave acuispina

Agave acuispina is a little-documented agave of Central America, listed from southeastern Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. Nothing reliable is published on its habitat beyond the original description, so this profile treats it as a typical agave of seasonally dry tropical lowlands and foothills: full sun, warm all year, wet summers and a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably rocky slopes and openings in seasonally dry tropical forest, as for other Central American agaves; no locality-level habitat notes are available.

The three climate sites are placed by region (112 to 659 m), not from wild records; real elevations are unknown.

El SalvadorHondurasMexico Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.