Agave schottii (Schott's Century Plant) is a succulent plant that forms stemless rosettes of linear yellowish-green leaves with or without …
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Epithet: schottii
Derivation: Honors Arthur Carl Victor Schott (1814–1875), a German-American artist, topographical engineer, cartographer, botanist, ethnographer, and geologist.
Pronunciation: SHOT-ee-eye
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.