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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Century plant (English) |
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 |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Native to Mexico but now naturalised in Southern Europe, India, Australia and South Africa. |
Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
Insects associated with 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, South Africa. Page 82. (Includes a picture). Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 185. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 112. |
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