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Taxon:
Agave lechuguilla
Torr.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
5454
Place of publication:
W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. bound. 2(1):213. 1859 "
lecheguilla
"
Verified:
04/11/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gentry, H. S.
1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:9,22.
Note:
mentions; lists as "
lecheguilla
"
Gentry, H. S.
1982. Agaves of continental North America 154-157.
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Note:
lists as "
lecheguilla
"
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
lists as "
lecheguilla
"
Silva-Montellano, A. & L. E. Eguiarte.
2003. Geographic patterns in the reproductive ecology of
Agave lechuguilla
(Agavaceae) in the Chihuahuan Desert. II. Genetic variation, differentiation, and inbreeding estimates. Amer. J. Bot. 90:700-706.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Common names
English
Tampico fiber –
Reference(s)
German
Ixtlefaser –
Reference(s)
Spanish
ixtle de lechuguilla –
Reference(s)
lechuguilla –
Reference(s)
mescal lechuguilla –
Reference(s)
Spanish (Mexico)
tula ixtle –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Zacatecas
n.
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
s.
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Ciudad de México
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
Native
Northern America
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico (s.), Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango (e.), Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas (n.)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Ciudad de México, Hidalgo]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
fiber
principal source of ixtle or Tampico fiber fide Gentry 1982
Gentry, H. S.
1982. Agaves of continental North America 154-157.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
to livestock fide Kingsbury; Agave ANAmer
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Name
References