First Description

Species Plantarum 1: 323, 1753

Synonyms

Agave altissima Zumaglini (1864)
    (Flora Pedemontana 2: 50, 1864)

Agave americana nairobensis Herbin & Robins (1968)
    (nom. inval., Art. 36.1, 37.1)

Agave americana var. marginata Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. marginata alba Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. marginata aurea Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. marginata pallida Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. medio-picta Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 41, 1885)

Agave americana var. striata Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)

Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) Terracciano (1885)
    (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 41, 1885 Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave 41. 1885)

Agave celsiana Hort. ex Berger (1911)
    (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)

Agave communis Gaterau (1789)
    (Description des plantes qui croissent aux environs de Montauban: 70, 1789)

Agave complicata Trelease ex Ochoterena (1913)
    (Memorias y Revista de la Sociedad Cientifica "Antonio Alzate" 33: 100, 1913)

Agave cordillerensis J. Lodé & G. Pino (2008)
    (Cactus-Adventures International 77: 13, ills., 2008)

Agave felina Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 128, 1920)

Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi (1871)
    (Nachtraege II in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1871: 72, 1871)

Agave gracilispina Engelmann ex Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)

Agave ingens Berger (1915)
    (Die Agaven: 154, 1915)

Agave ingens var. picta Berger (1912)
    (Hortus Mortolensis: 12 + 360, 1912)

Agave longifolia var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Regel (1865)

Agave melliflua Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)

Agave mexicana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Cels (1865)

Agave milleri Haworth (1812)
    (Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum: 71, 1812)

Agave milleri var. picta (Salm-Dyck) van Houtte (1868)

Agave picta Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 88, 1859)

Agave ramosa Moench (1794)
    (Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis, Vol. 2: 642, 1794)

Agave rasconensis Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 122, 1920)

Agave spectabilis Salisbury (1796)
    (Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium: 247, 1796)

Agave subzonata Trelease (1920)
    (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 129, 1920)

Agave theometel Zuccagni (1806)
    (Centuria I. Observationum Botanicarum (No. 63): 26, 1806)

Agave tingens Berger (1915)

Agave variegata Steudel (1821)
    (nom. inval., Art. 32.1c)

Agave virginica Miller (1768)
    (Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8, Agave No. 2, 1768)

Agave zonata Trelease (1914)
    (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 278-281, 1982

Fieldbook #

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State

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Description

Altitude

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Agave

Section

Agave

Diameter

up to 200-370cm

Inflorescence

500-900cm

Flower Color

yellow

Flowering Time

Reproduction

suckers, seed, rarely bulbils

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

weltweit

Remarks

Most insensitive Agave, widespread

Known only from cultivation

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

plenty

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep frost free

Soil

keep totally dry

Outdoor

Sun Tolerance

Hydration

Hardiness