Agave deserti

Agave deserti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species: Agave deserti
Subspecies: A. d. subsp. deserti – A. d. subsp. simplex

Name

Agave deserti Engelm., 1875

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. 1875. Notes on Agave. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis 3: 291–322, 370–371 BHL Reference page. : 310.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Agave deserti. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Agave deserti. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Agave deserti in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Agave deserti. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Oct. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Agave, Mescal, Century Plant or Maguey
español: Mescal, Maguey

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