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Agave lecheguilla  Torr.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 810242

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Agave lechuguilla Torr.
  
    Agave lophantha var. poselgeri (Salm-Dyck) A. Berger
  
  Common Name(s): lecheguilla [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAsparagales   
                            FamilyAsparagaceae   
                               GenusAgave L. – agave, agave species  
                                  SpeciesAgave lecheguilla Torr. – lecheguilla  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wendy C. Hodgson  
  Notes: Research Botanist, Curator of the Herbarium, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, USA   
  Reference for: Agave lecheguilla    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Liliaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Agave lecheguilla   
       
  Source: Tropicos, 2007 - 2010, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.tropicos.org/   
  Reference for: Agave lecheguilla   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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