Thread-Leaf AgaveAgave schidigera
Agave schidigera forms a compact, solitary rosette of narrow, dark green leaves with distinctive white marginal filaments and a sharp terminal spine. Native to Mexico.
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Thread-Leaf Agave Names & Synonyms
Common names and botanical synonyms
Common Names
- Thread-Leaf Agave
Synonyms
- Agave perplexans Trel.
- Agave taylorii B.S.Williams
- Agave vestita S.Watson
- Agave wrightii J.R.Drumm.
- Littaea rezlii Rein.Fonv.
Thread-Leaf Agave Taxonomy
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Liliopsida |
| order | Asparagales |
| family | Asparagaceae |
| genus | Agave |
| species | Agave schidigera |