PLANTS Profile for Sansevieria hyacinthoides (iguanatail)

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PLANTS Profile

Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce
iguanatail

Symbol:

SAHY2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

	COGU2	Cordyline guineensis (L.) Britton
	SAME9	Sansevieria metallica Horton ex Gerome & Labroy
	SATH	Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.

Distribution:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 7 species in Sansevieria

Classification:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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	Sansevieria Thunb. – sansevieria
Species	Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce – iguanatail

U.S. Weed Information:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

bowstring hemp

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Introduced Information:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

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 505007.

Related Web Sites:
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

Time Generated: 03/16/2009 11:10 AM MDT