The flower stalk may reach up to 8 m (26 ft) in height
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Genus:
Agave
Species:
A. americana
Binomial name
Agave americana
L.[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
Synonyms list
Agave altissima Zumagl.
Agave americana var. marginata Trel.
Agave americana var. mediopicta Trel.
Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A.Terracc.
Agave americana f. picta (Salm-Dyck) Voss
Agave americana var. striata Trel.
Agave americana var. subtilis (Trel.) Valenz.-Zap. & Nabhan
Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) A.Terracc.
Agave americana var. variegata Hook.
Agave americana f. virginica Voss
Agavecommunis Gaterau
Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot.
Agave cordillerensis Lodé & Pino
Agave felina Trel.
Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi
Agave gracilispina (Rol.-Goss.) Engelm. ex Trel.
Agave ingens A.Berger
Agave melliflua Trel.
Agave milleri Haw.
Agave ornata Jacobi
Agave picta Salm-Dyck
Agave ramosa Moench
Agave salmiana var. gracilispina Rol.-Goss
Agave subtilis Trel.
Agave subzonata Trel.
Agave theometel Zuccagni
Agave variegata Steud.
Agave virginica Mill. 1768, non L. 1753
Agave zonata Trel.
Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant,[5]maguey, or American aloe,[6] is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas. This plant is widely cultivated worldwide for its ornamental value and has become naturalized in various regions, including Southern California, the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, the Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, and Australia.[7]
Despite being called "American aloe" in common parlance, Agave americana is not a member of the same family as Aloe, although it falls under the same order, Asparagales.
^García-Mendoza, A.J.; Sandoval-Gutiérrez, D.; Hernández Sandoval, L.; Zamudio, S. (2019). "Agave americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13507070A13507074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13507070A13507074.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"Agave americana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
^"Tropicos - Name - Agave americana L." www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^"Agave americana L. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
^Irish, Gary (2000). Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide. Timber Press. pp. 94–97. ISBN 978-0-88192-442-8.
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