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Century Plant

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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

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Agave americana 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

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Source Agave americana (Wikidata)

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Source NatureServe Explorer: Agave americana

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Source NatureServe Explorer: Agave americana

Source NatureServe Explorer: Agave americana

In Ecosystem

Mediterranean Basin

Source Agave americana (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Agave americana (Wikipedia)

article text (relationship to people), EntityId 339866
It is used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments, and as a laxative, diuretic, and diaphoretic.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae.
In Ecosystem: Mediterranean Basin, Lead
This plant is widely cultivated worldwide for its ornamental value and has become naturalized in various regions, including Southern California, the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean Basin, Africa, the Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. 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

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Agave americana

NatureServe Explorer

Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
In Biome: Chaparral, Species characteristics: Shrubland/chaparral
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Shrubland/chaparral"
In Biome: Savanna, Species characteristics: Savanna
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Savanna"
In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"
In Biome: Desert, Species characteristics: Desert
"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Desert"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Liliales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Liliales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Century Plant (Wikipedia)

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Agave

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12634

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12634

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Liliales","family":"Agavaceae"},"synonyms":[{"id":94526,"full_name":"Agave hybrid","author_year":"","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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