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Agave americana ssp. americana
Linné
Widestspread cultivated agave which can become pretty large. Can grow to a very attractive form with good care
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First Description |
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Species Plantarum 1: 323, 1753
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Synonyms
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Agave altissima Zumaglini (1864) (Flora Pedemontana 2: 50, 1864)
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Agave americana nairobensis Herbin & Robins (1968) (nom. inval., Art. 36.1, 37.1)
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Agave americana var. marginata Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. marginata alba Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. marginata aurea Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. marginata pallida Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. medio-picta Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Terracciano (1885) (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 41, 1885)
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Agave americana var. striata Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 235, 1914)
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Agave americana var. theometel (Zuccagni) Terracciano (1885) (A. Terracciano: Primo Contributo ad una Monografia delle Agave: 41, 1885
Prim. Contr. Monogr. Agave 41. 1885)
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Agave celsiana Hort. ex Berger (1911) (nom. illeg., Art. 53.1)
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Agave communis Gaterau (1789) (Description des plantes qui croissent aux environs de Montauban: 70, 1789)
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Agave complicata Trelease ex Ochoterena (1913) (Memorias y Revista de la Sociedad Cientifica "Antonio Alzate" 33: 100, 1913)
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Agave cordillerensis J. Lodé & G. Pino (2008) (Cactus-Adventures International 77: 13, ills., 2008)
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Agave felina Trelease (1920) (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 128, 1920)
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Agave fuerstenbergii Jacobi (1871) (Nachtraege II in Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult., Abth. Naturwiss. 1871: 72, 1871)
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Agave gracilispina Engelmann ex Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)
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Agave ingens Berger (1915) (Die Agaven: 154, 1915)
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Agave ingens var. picta Berger (1912) (Hortus Mortolensis: 12 + 360, 1912)
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Agave longifolia var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Regel (1865)
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Agave melliflua Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)
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Agave mexicana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) Cels (1865)
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Agave milleri Haworth (1812) (Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum: 71, 1812)
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Agave milleri var. picta (Salm-Dyck) van Houtte (1868)
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Agave picta Salm-Dyck (1859) (Bonplandia 7: 88, 1859)
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Agave ramosa Moench (1794) (Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis, Vol. 2: 642, 1794)
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Agave rasconensis Trelease (1920) (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 122, 1920)
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Agave spectabilis Salisbury (1796) (Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium: 247, 1796)
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Agave subzonata Trelease (1920) (Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 23: 129, 1920)
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Agave theometel Zuccagni (1806) (Centuria I. Observationum Botanicarum (No. 63): 26, 1806)
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Agave tingens Berger (1915)
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Agave variegata Steudel (1821) (nom. inval., Art. 32.1c)
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Agave virginica Miller (1768) (Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8, Agave No. 2, 1768)
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Agave zonata Trelease (1914) (L. H. Bailey: The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 1: 234, 1914)
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Literature
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Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 278-281, 1982 |
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Agave |
Section |
Agave |
Diameter |
up to 200-370cm |
Inflorescence |
500-900cm |
Flower Color |
yellow |
Flowering Time |
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Reproduction |
suckers, seed, rarely bulbils |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
weltweit |
Remarks
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Most insensitive Agave, widespread
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Known only from cultivation
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Young
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep totally dry |
Outdoor
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