PLANTS Profile for Agave ×arizonica (Arizona century plant)

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Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]
Arizona century plant

Symbol:

AGAR8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

Agave arizonica

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, Regional Parks Botanic Garden at Tilden. June 5, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

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Synonyms:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

AGAR3

Agave arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber, database artifact

Arizona century plant

Distribution:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]


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USA (AZ)

Related Taxa:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 36 species in Agave

Classification:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus	Agave L. – agave
Species	Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana] – Arizona century plant

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Agave arizonica
Arizona agave		Endangered
Arizona:
Agave arizonica
		Highly Safeguarded

More Accounts and Images:
Agave ×arizonica Gentry & J.Z. Weber (pro sp.) [chrysantha × toumeyana]

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 02:40 PM CDT