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Taxon:  Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck var. ferox (K. Koch) Gentry



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
100840
Place of publication:
Agaves of Continental North America, U. Ariz., 611. 1982
Verified:
11/05/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agave ferox K. Koch

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Reference(s)
  1. Gentry, H. S. Agaves of continental North America. 1982
Common names
Swedish
taggagave –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca, Puebla]
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100840. Accessed 31 October 2026.


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