Agave americana 'Marginata'

Common name: Century Plant, Maguey, American Aloe

Family: Asparagaceae

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Country of Origin: western Mexico

Description: Leaves in a basal rosette, to 5 feet long, nearly 10 inches wide, gray, curved or reflexed at tip, margin toothed but not horny; inflorescence paniculate, tall; flowers pale yellow, to 3 5/8 inches long, perianth segments erect, to 1 1/4 inch long, ovary shorter than perianth.

Cultivar 'Marginata' with leaf margins yellowish-white to deep yellow.

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Source: Unknown

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Agavoideae
• Tribe: Agaveae
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References:

1. Plants For A Future Website
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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