Agave lechuguilla

"Lechuguilla" redirects here. For other uses, see Lechuguilla Cave and Lechuguilla Desert.

Agave lechuguilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. lechuguilla
Binomial name
Agave lechuguilla
Synonyms[3]
  • Agave lechuguilla f. glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Trel.
  • Agave poselgeri Salm-Dyck
  • Agave heteracantha Jacobi, illegitimate
  • Agave multilineata Baker
  • Agave lophantha var. tamaulipasana A.Berger
  • Agave univittata var. tamaulipasana (A.Berger) Jacobson

Agave lechuguilla (common name in Chihuahua: lechuguilla, meaning "small lettuce") is an Agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert. The plant flowers once in its life and then dies.

  1. ^ Hernández Sandoval, L.; Zamudio, S.; González-Elizondo, M.; Hernández-Martínez, M.; Matías-Palafox, M.; Sánchez, E. (2019). "Agave lechuguilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44393414A125198188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44393414A125198188.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Agave lechuguilla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist