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Taxon:  Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
400900
Verified:
02/10/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Agave americana L. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc. (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. protamericana Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  2. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 278.
  3. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  4. McVaugh, R. 1989. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983- 15:132.
  5. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Common names
English
American agave –
century-plant –
French
agave d'Amérique –
pite –
German
amerikanische Agave –
Spanish
maguey –
pita común –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Queretaro, Veracruz]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Environmentalornamental Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Human foodbeverage base Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 278.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400900. Accessed 15 August 2025.


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