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The Century Plant or Maguey (Agave americana) is an agave originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide. Photo of century plant (Agave americana aureo-marginata) at Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas, taken May 2004 by User: Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ...
Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern...
Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ...
Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ...
Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ...
Genera See text Agavaceae is a family of plants that includes many well-known desert and dry zone types such as the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree. ...
Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Species Agave americana Agave fourcroydes Agave sisalana many others, see text Agaves are succulent plants of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae. ...
It has a spreading rosette (about 4 m wide) of gray-green leaves up to 2 meters (6 ft) long, each with a spiny margin and a heavy spike at the tip. Its common name derives from its habit of only occasionally flowering, but when it does, the spike with a cyme of big yellow flowers, may reach up to 8 meters (25 ft) in height. The plant dies after flowering. The average life-span is around 25 years.
Cultivated varieties include the 'Marginata' with yellow stripes along the margins of each leaf, 'Mediopicta' with a central light band, and 'Striata' with multiple stripes along the leaves.
It is also known as the American aloe, although it is not related to the true aloes. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
If the flower stem is cut without flowering, a sweet liquid called agua miel ("honey water") gathers in the heart of the plant. This may be fermented to produce the drink called pulque, which may then be distilled to produce mezcal. The leaves also yield fibers, known as pita, which are suitable for making rope, matting, coarse cloth and are used for embroidery of leather in a technique known as piteado. Both pulque and maguey fibre were important to the economy of pre-columbian Mexico. Production continues today to a much lesser extent. Agave syrup (also called agave nectar) has recently been marketed as a healthful natural sugar substitute. Pulque, or octili, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of the maguey, and is a traditional native beverage of Mesoamerica. ...
A bottle of Mexican Mezcal bought in Cancun. ...
Piteado is an artisanal technique, where pita or ixtle (thread made from the fiber of maguey, Agave Americana) is sewn into leather in decorative patterns. ...
Two bottles of agave syrup Agave syrup (also called agave nectar) is a sweetener made from the Agave americana plant, and marketed as a healthful natural sugar substitute. ...
Subspecies
- Agave americana var. americana
- Agave americana var. expansa
- Agave americana var. latifolia
- Agave americana var. marginata
- Agave americana var. medio-picta
- Agave americana var. oaxacensis
- Agave americana ssp. protamericana
- Agave americana var. striata
Binomial name Agave americana L. The Century Plant or the American Century Plant (Agave americana) is an Mexico but cultivated worldwide. ...
Pictures In bloom Agave americanum2. ...
| | | | In bloom Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 617 KB) Pictures from Longwood Gardens taken by Raul654 On May 1, 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 524 KB) Pictures from Longwood Gardens taken by Raul654 On May 1, 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1512x2016, 553 KB) Pictures from Longwood Gardens taken by Raul654 On May 1, 2005. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (794x1553, 346 KB)Century plants bloom in Lafayette, California. ...
| in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia Image File history File links Rookwood_agaves. ...
Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ...
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ...
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