Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico and the United States, particularly Texas. It has been widely cultivated worldwide for its ornamental value and has become naturalized in regions including Southern California, the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, the Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Agave americana (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Botswana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cambodia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chad, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: East Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eritrea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eswatini, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ethiopia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Lesotho, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Libya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nauru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Pakistan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Palestine, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rwanda, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Agave americana (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q161115 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Century Plant (Wikipedia)
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