Agave macroacantha
Also known as: Agave besseriana De Smet ex Jacobi +9 more
- Agave besseriana De Smet ex Jacobi
- Agave flavescens Salm-Dyck
- Agave flavescens var. macroacantha (Zucc.) Jacobi
- Agave integrifolia Baker
- Agave linearis Jacobi
- Agave macroacantha var. integrifolia Trel.
- Agave oligophylla Baker
- Agave pugioniformis Zucc.
- Agave subfalcata Jacobi
- Agave sudburyensis Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent perennial.
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Indigenous to North America, Agave macroacantha is a succulent perennial belonging to the Asparagaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Succulent
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest
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)
Canary Is.