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Agave americana
americana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Century plant (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: | |
| Notes: | Plants usually planted originally but reproducing both vegetatively and through seed to form extensive clumps and small colonies, long persisting and surviving after the motherplant has died off. |
| Derivation of specific name: | americana: American |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Mexico but now naturalised in Southern Europe, India, Australia and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20. Bromilow, C. (1995). Problem Plants of South Africa. Briza Publications, Arcadia. Page 372. (Includes a picture). Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, S Africa. Page 82. (Includes a picture). Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 185. |
Other sources of information about Agave americana:
African Plant Database: Agave americanaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Agave americana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Agave americana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Agave americana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Agave americana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Agave americana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Agave americana
JSTOR Plant Science: Agave americana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Agave americana
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Agave americanaTropicos: Agave americana
West African Plants database: Agave americana
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