Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata

Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata

Name

Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ghiesbreghtia mollis Roezl, Gartenflora 10: 122 (1861), not validly publ.
  • Agave glaucescens Hook., Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5333 (1862), nom. illeg.
  • Agave attenuata var. compacta Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 457 (1865).
  • Agave attenuata var. subundulata Jacobi, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 22: 273 (1866).
  • Agave attenuata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck ex A.Terracc., Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave: 21 (1885).
  • Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata Trel. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 235 (1914).
  • Agave cernua A.Berger, Agaven: 122 (1915).

Distribution

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

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave attenuata subsp. attenuata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.

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