Agave americana - Revision history

Murali.lalitha at 14:53, 24 October 2010

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Raffi at 19:29, 17 August 2010

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BradiRoberts at 05:08, 1 August 2009

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Raffi at 01:28, 24 July 2009

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Raffi: New page: NOTOC{{Plantbox | name = ''Agave americana'' | common_names = | growth_habit = herbaceous | high = ? | w...

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__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| name = ''Agave americana''
| common_names = 
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = ? 
| wide = ?cm (12 ft){{SSN}}
| origin = ? 
| poisonous = 
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
| water = usually moderate to little{{SSN}}
| features = 
| hardiness = 
| bloom = 
| usda_zones = ? 
| sunset_zones = 10, 12-30{{SSN}}
| color = IndianRed
| image = Agave1web.jpg
| image_width = 180px 
| image_caption = ''[[Agave americana]]'' var. 'marginata'
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Asparagales
| familia = Agavaceae
| genus = Agave
| species = americana
}}
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==


==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963




==External links==
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 |common_name=Century plant
 |habit=cacti-succulent
 |Max wd box=12
 |Max wd metric=ft
 |width_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
 |lifespan=perennial
 |exposure=sun, part-sun
 |sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
 |water=moderate, dry
 |water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
-|features=evergreen, foliage, drought tolerant
+|features=evergreen, flowers, foliage, drought tolerant
 |Temp Metric=°F
 |sunset_zones=10, 12-30
 |image=Agave1web.jpg

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-Agave americana, Linn. (A. altlssima, Zumag. A. europaea, Vis. A. ramosa, Moench. A. spectabilis, Salisb.). Lvs. lanceolate, 6-8 x 60-80 in., smooth, gray, ascending with outcurved ends, with rather short and stout recurved round-grooved very shortly decurrent spine obliquely flattened at base, and moderately large gray prickles on prominent marginal elevations: infl. 20-30 ft., rather slender; fls. 2 1/2-2 3/4 in.; ovary 1 1/4 in., segm. 1 in., tube 1/2 in. Mex.(?). Established around the Medit. Penzig, Fl. Litt. Med., pl. 140. Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ., pl. 374. B H. 9, p. 308. R. H. 1875, p. 152. Journ. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 11, pl. 79, 81. Adamovic, Pflanzenw. Dalmat., pl. 1. Abhandl. Hamburg. Kolon. Inst. 6, p. 64. G.W. 8, p. 337. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. 49, pl. 32.—The plant more commonly cult. in this country as A. americana has narrower, more hooked lvs., as in the next, but grayer and with the short recurved spine scarcely decurrent and round at base, var. Milleri, Baker (A. Milleri, Haw.? A. virginia, Mill.? A. laetevirens and A. americana laetevirens, Hort.?) Variegated forms of this, frequently grown, are var. margínata in yellow- or white-margined forms, var. striata variously lined with yellow or white, and var. medio-picta with a broad median yellow band. Wiesner Festschr., pl. 6. A reputed hybrid between A. americana and A. densiflora is x A. massiliensis. Hort. Deleuil.
+|familia=Agavaceae
-}}
+|genus=Agave
-__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
+|species=americana
-| name = ''Agave americana''
+|common_name=Century plant
-| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
+|habit=cacti-succulent
-| growth_habit = herbaceous
+|Max wd box=12
-| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+|Max wd metric=ft
-| wide = ?cm (12 ft){{SSN}}
+|width_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
-| origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+|lifespan=perennial
-| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
+|exposure=sun, part-sun
-| lifespan = perennial
+|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
-| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
+|water=moderate, dry
-| water = usually moderate to little{{SSN}}
+|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
-| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
+|features=evergreen, foliage, drought tolerant
-| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
+|Temp Metric=°F
-| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
+|sunset_zones=10, 12-30
-| usda_zones = ?   <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+|image=Agave1web.jpg
-| sunset_zones = 10, 12-30{{SSN}}
+|image_width=180
-| color = IndianRed
+|image_caption=''[[Agave americana]]'' var. 'marginata'
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+Agave americana, Linn. (A. altlssima, Zumag. A. europaea, Vis. A. ramosa, Moench. A. spectabilis, Salisb.). Lvs. lanceolate, 6-8 x 60-80 in., smooth, gray, ascending with outcurved ends, with rather short and stout recurved round-grooved very shortly decurrent spine obliquely flattened at base, and moderately large gray prickles on prominent marginal elevations: infl. 20-30 ft., rather slender; fls. 2 1/2-2 3/4 in.; ovary 1 1/4 in., segm. 1 in., tube 1/2 in. Mex.(?). Established around the Medit.—The plant more commonly cult. in this country as A. americana has narrower, more hooked lvs., as in the next, but grayer and with the short recurved spine scarcely decurrent and round at base, var. Milleri, Baker (A. Milleri, Haw.? A. virginia, Mill.? A. laetevirens and A. americana laetevirens, Hort.?) Variegated forms of this, frequently grown, are var. margínata in yellow- or white-margined forms, var. striata variously lined with yellow or white, and var. medio-picta with a broad median yellow band. Wiesner Festschr., pl. 6. A reputed hybrid between A. americana and A. densiflora is x A. massiliensis. Hort. Deleuil.
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		+	Agave americana, Linn. (A. altlssima, Zumag. A. europaea, Vis. A. ramosa, Moench. A. spectabilis, Salisb.). Lvs. lanceolate, 6-8 x 60-80 in., smooth, gray, ascending with outcurved ends, with rather short and stout recurved round-grooved very shortly decurrent spine obliquely flattened at base, and moderately large gray prickles on prominent marginal elevations: infl. 20-30 ft., rather slender; fls. 2 1/2-2 3/4 in.; ovary 1 1/4 in., segm. 1 in., tube 1/2 in. Mex.(?). Established around the Medit. Penzig, Fl. Litt. Med., pl. 140. Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ., pl. 374. B H. 9, p. 308. R. H. 1875, p. 152. Journ. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 11, pl. 79, 81. Adamovic, Pflanzenw. Dalmat., pl. 1. Abhandl. Hamburg. Kolon. Inst. 6, p. 64. G.W. 8, p. 337. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. 49, pl. 32.—The plant more commonly cult. in this country as A. americana has narrower, more hooked lvs., as in the next, but grayer and with the short recurved spine scarcely decurrent and round at base, var. Milleri, Baker (A. Milleri, Haw.? A. virginia, Mill.? A. laetevirens and A. americana laetevirens, Hort.?) Variegated forms of this, frequently grown, are var. margínata in yellow- or white-margined forms, var. striata variously lined with yellow or white, and var. medio-picta with a broad median yellow band. Wiesner Festschr., pl. 6. A reputed hybrid between A. americana and A. densiflora is x A. massiliensis. Hort. Deleuil.
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