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Whale's Tongue Agave
Agave ovatifolia
23 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
Parry's agaveAgave parryi
Havard's Century PlantAgave havardiana
Rough century plantAgave asperrima
Butterfly AgaveAgave potatorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 81 |
|---|---|
| Nuevo Leon | 80 |
| United States | 51 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
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.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Whale's Tongue Agave with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.