PLANTS Profile for Agave sisalana (sisal hemp)

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PLANTS Profile

Agave sisalana Perrine
sisal hemp

Symbol:

AGSI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Agave sisalana Perrine

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Synonyms:
Agave sisalana Perrine

AGRIS

Agave rigida Mill. var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.

Distribution:
Agave sisalana Perrine


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Agave sisalana Perrine

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 36 species in Agave

Classification:
Agave sisalana Perrine

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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	Agave L. – agave
Species	Agave sisalana Perrine – sisal hemp

U.S. Weed Information:
Agave sisalana Perrine

sisal

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:
Agave sisalana Perrine

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:
Agave sisalana Perrine

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 182694.

Related Web Sites:
Agave sisalana Perrine

Brigham Young University fiber crop image

Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: Proceedings

Time Generated: 03/16/2009 10:56 AM MDT