Scientific or common name:

Agave lechuguilla Torr.

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ASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Agave lechuguilla Torr.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Lechuguilla
English name: Tampico fiber
Spanish name: mescal lechuguilla
German name: Ixtlefaser

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

Synonyms:
= Agave lophantha Schiede var. poselgeri (Salm-Dyck) A. Berger

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: -
Superdivision: -
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave
Species:

1) Agave americana L. 2) Agave americana L. ssp. americana 3) Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana 4) Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry 5) Agave americana L. ssp. protamericana Gentry 6) Agave americana L. var. marginata Trel. 7) Agave americana L. var. mediopicta Trel. 8) Agave americana L. var. striata Trel. 9) Agave angustifolia Haw. 10) Agave arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber 11) Agave asperrima Jacobi 12) Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck 13) Agave cantala Roxb. 14) Agave chisosensis C.H. Mull. 15) Agave chrysantha Peebles 16) Agave consociata Trel. 17) Agave cupreata Trel. & A. Berger 18) Agave decipiens Baker 19) Agave delamateri W.C. Hodgson & L. Slauson 20) Agave deserti Engelm. 21) Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. deserti 22) Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry 23) Agave deserti Engelm. var. simplex (Gentry) W.C. Hodgson & Reveal 24) Agave desmettiana Jacobi 25) Agave eggersiana Trel. 26) Agave fourcroydes Lemaire 27) Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.) A. Berger 28) Agave gracilipes Trel. 29) Agave havardiana Trel. 30) Agave heteracantha Zucc. 31) Agave huachucensis Baker 32) Agave kaibabensis McKelvey 33) Agave lata Shinners 34) Agave lechuguilla Torr. 35) Agave lophantha Schiede 36) Agave lophantha Schiede var. poselgeri (Salm-Dyck) A. Berger 37) Agave maculata Engelm. ex Torr., non Regel 38) Agave maculosa Hook. 39) Agave maculosa Hook. var. minor Jacobi 40) Agave mckelveyana Gentry, nom. nud. 41) Agave missionum Trel. 42) Agave murpheyi F. Gibson 43) Agave neglecta Small 44) Agave neomexicana Woot. & Standl. 45) Agave palmeri Engelm. 46) Agave palmeri Engelm. var. chrysantha (Peebles) Little ex L.D. Benson 47) Agave parryi Engelm. 48) Agave parryi Engelm. ssp. neomexicana (Woot. & Standl.) Ullrich 49) Agave parryi Engelm. ssp. parryi 50) Agave parryi Engelm. var. couesii (Engelm. ex Trel.) Kearney & Peebles 51) Agave parryi Engelm. var. huachucensis (Baker) Little ex L.D. Benson 52) Agave parviflora Torr. 53) Agave phillipsiana W.C. Hodgson 54) Agave portoricensis Trel. 55) Agave rigida Mill. 56) Agave rigida Mill. var. rigida 57) Agave rigida Mill. var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm. 58) Agave scabra Salm-Dyck 59) Agave schottii Engelm. 60) Agave schottii Engelm. var. schottii 61) Agave schottii Engelm. var. treleasei (Toumey) Kearney & Peebles 62) Agave shawii Engelm. 63) Agave sisalana Perrine 64) Agave tequilana F.A.C Weber 65) Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory 66) Agave toumeyana Trel. ex Standl. 67) Agave toumeyana Trel. ex Standl. ssp. bella (Breitung) Gentry 68) Agave toumeyana Trel. ex Standl. var. bella Breitung 69) Agave toumeyana Trel. ex Standl. var. toumeyana 70) Agave univittata Haw. 71) Agave utahensis Engelm. 72) Agave utahensis Engelm. ssp. kaibabensis (McKelvey) Gentry 73) Agave utahensis Engelm. var. eborispina (Hester) Breitung 74) Agave utahensis Engelm. var. kaibabensis (McKelvey) Breitung 75) Agave utahensis Engelm. var. nevadensis Engelm. ex Greenm. & Roush 76) Agave utahensis Engelm. var. utahensis 77) Agave variegata Jacobi 78) Agave virginica L. 79) Agave weberi Cels ex Poisson 80) Agave x ajoensis W.C. Hodgson 81) Agave x arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) 82) Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck

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Page counter: 809 ( AVG: 221.24 / 219.911 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (NM, TX)


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

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Asparagaceae)
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1) Agave 2) Anthericum (echeandia) 3) Asparagus 4) Convallaria 5) Endymion (hyacinthoides) 6) Hyacinthoides 7) Hyacinthus (hyacinth) 8) Leopoldia (grape hyacinth) 9) Maianthemum (mayflower) 10) Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) 11) Polygonatum 12) Scilla 13) Urginea (liverseed grass) 14) Yucca

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Common names (Agave)
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1) (no name) 2) American century plant (Agave americana) 3) Arizona century plant (Agave x arizonica) 4) Cantala (Agave cantala) 5) Century plant (Agave angustifolia) 6) Chisos Mountain century plant (Agave glomeruliflora) 7) Coastal agave (Agave shawii) 8) Corita (Agave missionum) 9) Desert agave (Agave deserti) 10) Dwarf century plant (Agave desmettiana) 11) Eggers' century plant (Agave eggersiana) 12) False aloe (Agave tigrina) 13) False sisal (Agave decipiens) 14) Goldenflower century plant (Agave chrysantha) 15) Grand Canyon century plant (Agave phillipsiana) 16) Havard's century plant (Agave havardiana) 17) Henequen (Agave fourcroydes) 18) Kaibab agave (Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis) 19) Lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) 20) Maguey (Agave atrovirens) 21) McKelvey's century plant (Agave univittata) 22) Mottled tuberose (Agave variegata) 23) Murphey's century plant (Agave murpheyi) 24) Nevada agave (Agave utahensis var. nevadensis) 25) Palmer's century plant (Agave palmeri) 26) Parry's agave (Agave parryi) 27) Rough century plant (Agave asperrima) 28) Schott's century plant (Agave schottii) 29) Sisal hemp (Agave sisalana) 30) Slimfoot century plant (Agave gracilipes) 31) Smallflower century plant (Agave parviflora) 32) Spice lily (Agave maculata) 33) Tequila agave (Agave tequilana) 34) Tonto Basin century plant (Agave delamateri) 35) Toumey's century plant (Agave toumeyana) 36) Trelease's century plant (Agave schottii var. treleasei) 37) Utah agave (Agave utahensis) 38) Weber's century plant (Agave weberi) 39) Wild century plant (Agave neglecta)

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More species:
1) Agave lophantha Schiede [212]
2) Agave lophantha Schiede var. poselgeri (Salm-Dyck) A. Berger [167]
3) Agave maculosa Hook. [176]
4) Agave murpheyi F. Gibson [231]
5) Agave palmeri Engelm. [234]
6) Agave parryi Engelm. ssp. neomexicana (Woot. & Standl.) Ullrich [234]
7) Agave rigida Mill. [314]
8) Agave tequilana F.A.C Weber [1403]
9) Agave univittata Haw. [356]
10) Agave virginica L. [237]

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