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Rough century plant
Agave asperrima
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American century plantAgave americana
Giant Century PlantAgave salmiana
Havard's Century PlantAgave havardiana
Agave gentryi
Whale's Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifolia
Agave cordillerensis
Parry's agaveAgave parryi
Agave mapisaga
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 659 |
|---|---|
| United States | 286 |
| Texas | 285 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 203 |
| Durango | 194 |
| Nuevo Leon | 170 |
| San Luis Potosi | 49 |
| Zacatecas | 18 |
| Chihuahua | 12 |
| Tamaulipas | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | agave and allies · Asparagaceae |
| Genus | century plants · Agave |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rough century plant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.