PLANTS Profile for Agave deserti ssp. simplex (desert agave)

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PLANTS Profile

Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry
desert agave

Symbol:

AGDES

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

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Synonyms:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

AGDES3

Agave deserti Engelm. var. simplex (Gentry) W.C. Hodgson & Reveal

Distribution:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA)

Related Taxa:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 36 species in Agave, 2 subspecies in Agave deserti Engelm.

Classification:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

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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 deserti Engelm. – desert agave
Subspecies	Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry – desert agave

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
desert agave		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Agave deserti Engelm. ssp. simplex Gentry

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182669.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 05:49 AM CDT