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Agave americana  L.

APG-Fam.: Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Liliaceae / Lily Fam.

Genus:  Agave  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Agave:		Agaue, Greek legendary figure
	americana:		from America

Fig. 1:  Agave americana / American Agave Chios, Vavili 28.3.2016

Fig. 2:  Agave americana / American Agave Chios, Vavili 28.3.2016

Fig. 3:  Agave americana / American Agave Chios, Vavili 28.3.2016

Fig. 4:  Agave americana / American Agave Chios, Vavili 28.3.2016

Fig. 5:  Agave americana / American Agave Chios, Vavili 28.3.2016

Fig. 6:  Agave americana / American Agave Rhodos, Haraki 15.3.2023

Fig. 7:  Agave americana / American Agave Rhodos, Haraki 15.3.2023

Fig. 8:  Agave americana / American Agave Rhodos, Haraki 15.3.2023

Fig. 9:  Agave americana / American Agave Rhodos, Lindos 20.3.2023

Fig. 10:  Agave americana / American Agave I Liguria, Deiva Marina 30.9.2023

Fig. 11:  Agave americana / American Agave I Liguria, Deiva Marina 30.9.2023

Fig. 12:  Agave americana / American Agave I Iseosee, Sulzano 8.6.2017

Fig. 13:  Agave americana / American Agave I Iseosee, Sulzano 8.6.2017

Fig. 14:  Agave americana / American Agave I Iseosee, Sulzano 8.6.2017

Fig. 15:  Agave americana / American Agave I Iseosee, Sulzano 8.6.2017

Fig. 16:  Agave americana / American Agave F Pyrenees, Marcevol 11.8.2018

Fig. 17:  Agave americana / American Agave La Gomera, Las Hayas 6.8.2015 (Photo: Markus Schrade)

Fig. 18:  Agave americana / American Agave La Gomera, Hermigua 4.8.2015 (Photo: Markus Schrade)

Fig. 19:  Agave americana / American Agave La Gomera, Hermigua 4.8.2015 (Photo: Markus Schrade)

Fig. 20:  Agave americana / American Agave Teneriffa, El Conde 12.2.1989

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