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Taxon:  Agave americana L.



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
1690
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:323. 1753
Verified:
02/26/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Agave americana L. subsp. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. protamericana Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agave rasconensis Trel. ex Standl.
Agave zonata Trel.
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Reference(s)
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    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961- http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
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  8. Gentry, H. S. 1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:80-84.
  9. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 270-290. Note: with two subspecies
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Common names
English
American agave –
American-aloe –
century-plant –
Afrikaans
garingboom –
German
hundert-jährige Agave –
Spanish
maguey –
Swedish
agave –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileJuan Fernandez 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco, Queretaro, Veracruz]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Palau
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba, La Pampa], Chile [Juan Fernandez]
Economic Uses
Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Vertebrate poisons
mammals (fide Kellerman et al.) –
Weed
(fide Invasive Pl Spec) –


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