Subject: Agave Ferox aka Century Plant

From: Sloan Looney <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:14:05 -0700

Hi,

My friend and I were walking through the arboretum in Golden Gate park
in San Francisco and we were intriged by a plant called Agave Ferox and
also known as the Century Plant.  Could someone point us toward more
information about this plant on the Web, or tell us what it's common
name refers to?

Another question:  We were told that the longest-lived organism is a
plant in the Arizona desert which spends most of it's life cycle in
dormancy.  Our source, a friendly forest ranger in Big Basin State Park,
didn't know the name of this plant.  Any guesses?

Any guesses with citations ;-)

Thanks in advance,

Sloan and Sau-Ling