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    Species Accepted

    Agave americana L.

    American agave
    EukaryotaPlantae...Agave
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 71 countries or islands

      71 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      AlbaniaYes
      ArgentinaNo
      AustraliaYes
      BelgiumNo
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      BrazilNo
      Congo, The Democratic Republic of theNo
      SwitzerlandNo
      ChinaYes
      Costa RicaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
      Agave d'Amerique French
      American agave English
      American-aloe English
      Blodau Canmlwydd Welsh
      Blodyn Canmlwydd Welsh
      Centuryplant English
      Maguey Americano Spanish
      agave Swedish
      amerika-agave Norwegian Bokmål
      century-plant English

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      5 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      3 results
      Sp. Pl.: 323 (1753)
      Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 247 (1796)
      Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 466 (1766)

      Citation

      Agave americana L. in undefined