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Taxon:  Agave americana L. subsp. americana



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
430645
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 var. 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. Agaves of continental North America. 1982 278-287.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco, Queretaro, Veracruz]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
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=430645. Accessed 15 August 2025.


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