Taxon

Agave americana

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Common name: Garingboom, American aloe, Century plant
Family: Asparagaceae subfam. Agavoideae (Asparagus)
Synonym: Agave spectabilis, Aloe americana
Distribution: Mexico, Southwestern U.S.
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Black list: Listed NEMBA Category 3 Invasive - May not be propagated or transported.
Comments: William H. Prescott said of the agave in 1843: "The agave...was meat, drink, clothing, and writing materials for the Aztec! Surely, never did Nature enclose in so compact a form so many of the elements of human comfort and civilization!"
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