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Furcraea selloa K. Koch
wild sisal
       
Symbol:   FUSE  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Agavaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Furcraea selloa K. Koch

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Distribution:
Furcraea selloa K. Koch

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Related Taxa:
Furcraea selloa K. Koch

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 5 species in Furcraea
 

Classification:
Furcraea selloa K. Koch

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus Furcraea Vent. – furcraea
Species Furcraea selloa K. Koch – wild sisal
 

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Furcraea selloa K. Koch

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502693.
 
 
Time Generated: 02/11/2009 02:54 PM MST  
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