Agave americana
American Agave, American Century Plant
Other regional names: American Aloe
- American Aloe
Also known as: Agave americana subsp. marginata Trel. +7 more
- Agave americana subsp. marginata Trel.
- Agave americana subsp. mediopicta Trel.
- Agave americana subsp. striata Trel.
- Agave americana subsp. virginica Voss
- Agave americana var. americana
- Agave rasconensis Trel. ex Standl.
- Agave salmiana subsp. gracilispina Rol.-Goss.
- Aloe americana (L.) Crantz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent perennial.
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Naturally occurring in North America, Agave americana (commonly known as American Agave or American Century Plant) is a succulent perennial belonging to the Asparagaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Succulent
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Texas
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Free State, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, India, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Marianas, Mexico Southeast, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, St.Helena, Swaziland, Tasmania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms