Agave americana

Characteristics

Monocots
AGAVACEAE
Agave
Agave americana L.
AMERICAN CENTURY PLANT
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Not Native UPL (NWPL)
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Classification

ASPARAGALES
Agave
Agave americana L. - AMERICAN CENTURY PLANT

Citation

AGAVE AMERICANA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 323. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 443.1). Lectotypified by Gentry, Agaves Cont. N. Amer. 278. 1982.
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Plant Photos

Agave americana - 10
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Agave americana - 10
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Agave americana - 5
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Agave americana - 5
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Agave americana - 5
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