Agave americana subsp. americana (Zuccagni) A.Terracc.

American century plant (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Agave > Agave americana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use food material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Liqueur (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Agave americana subsp. americana world distribution map, present in Albania, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Guinea, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Lesotho, Morocco, Myanmar, Norfolk Island, Nauru, Pakistan, Peru, Palau, Puerto Rico, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Rwanda, eSwatini, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Thailand, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94181-3
WFO ID wfo-0000772518
COL ID 5FFVS
BDTFX ID 1117
INPN ID 707255
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Synonyms

Agave felina Agave melliflua Agave ornata Agave picta Agave subtilis Agave cordillerensis Agave altissima Agave ingens Agave milleri Agave subzonata Agave communis Agave complicata Agave rasconensis Agave zonata Agave americana var. theometel Agave americana var. marginata Agave americana var. medio-picta Agave americana var. picta Agave americana var. striata Agave americana subsp. americana Agave americana var. subtilis Agave americana f. picta Agave fuerstenbergii