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Agave americana L.


 


See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 


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Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (AZ, CA, FL, HI, LA, TX), USA+ (VI)

Distributional map for Agave americana L.
Map for Agave americana L.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA


TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Agavaceae


Genus: Agave

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PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: American century plant


Grown habit: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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Images


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana
Picture modified from Richard Wettstein - Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana


Agave americana
Agave americana
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.


Other informations


Index of taxa

Genera of  Agavaceae:


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