PLANTS Profile for Agave americana ssp. americana var. americana (American century plant)

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PLANTS Profile

Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana
American century plant

Symbol:

AGAMA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
VI		I

More Information:

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Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana

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Distribution:
Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, LA, TX), USA+ (VI)

Related Taxa:
Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 36 species in Agave, 2 subspecies in Agave americana L.

Classification:
Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus	Agave L. – agave
Species	Agave americana L. – American century plant
Subspecies	Agave americana L. ssp. americana – American century plant
Variety	Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana – American century plant

Introduced Information:
Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Agave americana L. ssp. americana var. americana

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531536.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:29 AM CDT