Calflora
Taxon  Report   9006    
Agave americana  L.
American century plant
Agave americana
© 2006 Luigi Rignanese
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Agave americana
© 2008 Joseph Dougherty, M.D./ecology.org
Agave americana
© 2010 Michael O'Brien
Agave americana, a monocot, is a perennial herb or shrub that is not native to California.

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Plant Characteristics
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Agave americana
© 2014 Zoya Akulova
Family: AGAVACEAE  
Genus: Agave
Subspecies and Varieties:
Toxicity: MINOR, OXALATES, DERMATITIS

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

  
More information about  Agave americana
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

USDA PLANTS Profile (AGAM)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).