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|familia=Dracaenaceae
|familia=Dracaenaceae
|genus=Sansevieria
|genus=Sansevieria
|species=trifasciata
|species=trifasciata
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'''''Sansevieria trifasciata''''' is a species of ''[[Sansevieria]]'', native to tropical west [[Africa]]. It is commonly called the '''snake plant''', because of the shape of its [[leaf|leaves]], or '''mother-in-law's tongue''' because of their sharpness.
'''''Sansevieria trifasciata''''' is a species of ''[[Sansevieria]]'', native to tropical west [[Africa]] from [[Nigeria]] east to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It is commonly called the '''snake plant''', because of the shape of its [[leaf|leaves]], or '''mother-in-law's tongue''' because of their sharpness.
It is an [[evergreen]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] forming dense stands, spreading by way of its creeping [[rhizome]], which is sometimes above ground, sometimes underground. Its stiff leaves grow vertically from a basal rosette. Mature leaves are dark green with light gray-green cross-banding and usually range between 70–90 [[centimetre|cm]] in length and 5–6 cm in width.
It is an [[evergreen]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] forming dense stands, spreading by way of its creeping [[rhizome]], which is sometimes above ground, sometimes underground. Its stiff leaves grow vertically from a basal rosette. Mature leaves are dark green with light gray-green cross-banding and usually range between 70–90 [[centimetre|cm]] in length and 5–6 cm in width.
==Cultivation==
Like some other members of its genus, ''S. trifasciata'' yields bowstring hemp, a strong [[plant fiber]] once used to make [[archery|bowstrings]].
Like some other members of its genus, ''S. trifasciata'' yields bowstring hemp, a strong [[plant fiber]] once used to make [[archery|bowstrings]].
It is now used predominantly as an [[ornamental plant]], outdoors in warmer climates, and indoors as a [[houseplant]] in cooler [[climate]]s. It is popular as a houseplant as it is tolerant of low light levels and irregular watering; during winter it needs only one watering every couple of months. It will rot easily if overwatered. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected, many of them for [[variegation|variegated]] foliage with yellow or silvery-white stripes on the leaf margins. Popular cultivars include 'Compacta', 'Goldiana', 'Hahnii', 'Laurentii', 'Silbersee', and 'Silver Hahnii'.
It is now used predominantly as an [[ornamental plant]], outdoors in warmer climates, and indoors as a [[houseplant]] in cooler [[climate]]s. It is popular as a houseplant as it is tolerant of low light levels and irregular watering; during winter it needs only one watering every couple of months. It will rot easily if overwatered.
It is also often used as an [[List of air filtering plants|air filtering plant]] because it has a tendency to absorb certain [[poison]]ous substances.
''S. trifasciata'' is currently considered a weed in Australia.
''S. trifasciata'' is currently considered a weed in Australia.
== Gallery ==
===Propagation===
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It can be propagated cuttings or by dividing the rhizome. The first method has the disadvantage that the variegation is likely to be lost.
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected, many of them for [[variegation|variegated]] foliage with yellow or silvery-white stripes on the leaf margins. Popular cultivars include 'Compacta', 'Goldiana', 'Hahnii', 'Laurentii', 'Silbersee', and 'Silver Hahnii'.
==Gallery==
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Image:Sansevieria trifasciata and Ficus pumila 'Variegata' 2448px.jpg
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== External links ==
==References==
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33072 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Sansevieria trifasciata'']
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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