Agave eggersiana
| Agave eggersiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. eggersiana
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| Agave eggersiana Trel.
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Agave eggersiana, or Eggers' century plant,Fairchild Botanical Gardens in south Florida.
Agave eggersiana has flowering stalks up to 7 m (23 feet) in height and has large, yellow tubular flowers that produce flattened black seeds (USFWS 1998a).[3]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Agave eggersiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden, Center for Plant Conservation, National Collection of Plant Profile Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trelease, William. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 11: 28, pl. 31–33. 1913.
- USFWS. 1998 November 17, 1998. News Release: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines two Virgin Island plants may warrant listing under Endangered Species Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article?id=17628587[permanent dead link]
- USFWS. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants, initiation of status review for Agave eggersiana and Solanum conocarpum: Initiation of status review and solicitation of new Information, published Jan. 20, 2010, information by Feb. 19, 2010
- http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-870.htm