Agave attenuata

Agave attenuata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Subgenus: A. subg. Littaea
Sectio: A. sect. Nizandensae
Species: Agave attenuata
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. attenuata – A. a. subsp. dentata

Name

Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck, 1834

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, J. zu, 1834. Hortus Dyckensis 7:303. 1834
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Drachenbaum-Agave
• English: Fox tail agave, Foxtail agave, Smooth century plant, Spineless agave, Dragon-tree agave, Swan's neck, Lion's tail
• suomi: Tähkäagaave

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