PLANTS Profile for Furcraea tuberosa (female karata)

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PLANTS Profile

Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton
female karata

Symbol:

FUTU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

PR		N
VI		N

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Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

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Distribution:
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 5 species in Furcraea

Classification:
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

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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	Furcraea Vent. – furcraea
Species	Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton – female karata

More Accounts and Images:
Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502694.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:33 PM CST