PLANTS Profile for Manfreda virginica (false aloe)

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PLANTS Profile

Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
false aloe

Symbol:

MAVI5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

Agave virginica

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MO, Swan. Usage Requirements.

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Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

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Synonyms:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

	AGLA8	Agave lata Shinners
	AGTI	Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory
	AGVI6	Agave virginica L.
	ALIN9	Allibertia intermedia Marion
	MATI	Manfreda tigrina (Engelm.) Small
	MAVIT3	Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose var. tigrina (Engelm.) Rose
	POLA14	Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners
	POVI18	Polianthes virginica (L.) Shinners

Distribution:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 5 species in Manfreda

Classification:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

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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	Manfreda Salisb. – tuberose
Species	Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose – false aloe

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Ohio:
Agave virginica
American aloe		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503687.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 08:11 PM CDT