Taxon:  Agave asperrima Jacobi subsp. potosiensis (Gentry) B. Ullrich



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
493900
Place of publication:
Sida 15:254.  1992
Verified:
09/14/2021 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Agave asperrima Jacobi (0 active accession[s])
Agave asperrima Jacobi subsp. asperrima (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agave scabra Salm-Dyck subsp. potosiensis Gentry

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Ullrich, B. 1992. On the history of Agave asperrima and A. scabra (Agavaceae) as well as some taxa of the Parryanae. Sida 15:254.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí Ullrich, B. 1992. On the history of Agave asperrima and A. scabra (Agavaceae) as well as some taxa of the Parryanae. Sida 15:254.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí]

Reference(s)
  1. Ullrich, B. 1992. On the history of Agave asperrima and A. scabra (Agavaceae) as well as some taxa of the Parryanae. Sida 15:254.
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=493900. Accessed 12 May 2026.