Accession Data
Agave americana 'Marginata'
Common Name: Century Plant, Maguey, American Aloe
Family: Asparagaceae
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.
Accession Data
Accession #: 198501161
Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2211
Quantity: 2
Source: Unknown
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
SubFamily: Agavoideae
Tribe: Agaveae
References
- Plants For A Future Website
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
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