Agave asperrima

Agave asperrima

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Subgenus: A. subg. Agave
Sectio: A. sect. Agave
Species: Agave asperrima
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. asperrima – A. a. subsp. maderensis – A. a. subsp. potosiensis – A. a. subsp. zarcensis

Name

• Agave asperrima Jacobi, 1864

Distribution

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

References

• Jacobi, G.A.v., 1864. Hamburger Garten- und Blumenzeitung. Eine Zeitschrift für Garten- un Blumenfreunde, für Kunst- und Handelsgartner. Hamburg 20:561.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Agave asperrima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Agave asperrima. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 02 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Agave asperrima in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 02.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Agave asperrima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

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