Taxon:  Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. picta (Salm-Dyck) A. Terracc.



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
100788
Place of publication:
Prim. contr. monogr. Agave 41.  1885
Verified:
02/10/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Agave americana L. (5 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. americana (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. americana var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Agave americana L. subsp. protamericana Gentry (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agave picta Salm-Dyck

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
  2. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America 282.
  3. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Agave americana L.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2Cultivated    only cult.Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America 282.
Cultivated (only cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America 282.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Agave americana L.
Environmentalornamental Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=100788. Accessed 17 April 2026.