PLANTS Profile for Sansevieria trifasciata (viper's bowstring hemp)

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PLANTS Profile

Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain
viper's bowstring hemp

Symbol:

SATR6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

More Information:

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Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

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Distribution:
Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 7 species in Sansevieria

Classification:
Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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	Sansevieria Thunb. – sansevieria
Species	Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain – viper's bowstring hemp

Introduced Information:
Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Sansevieria trifasciata hort. ex Prain

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43014.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 04:06 PM CDT