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Taxon:  Agave lophantha Schiede



Summary
Genus:
Agave
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
5457
Place of publication:
Linnaea 4:581-582. 1829
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature, where on p. 581 Schiede provides sufficient description ("Hier in dem Malpays de Naulingo ist eine Art mit einfachem 20 Fu? hohem Stengel, der dicht mit gelblichen Blumen bedeckt ist.") to validly publish this name
Verified:
09/04/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agave heteracantha Zucc.
Agave heteracantha Zucc. f. heteracantha
Agave univittata Haw.
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Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Agave univittata Haw.
  3. Gentry, H. S. 1972. The agave family in Sonora. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 399:22. Note: mentions
  4. Gentry, H. S. 1982. Agaves of continental North America 157-161.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Common names
English
lechuguilla –
thorn-crest agave –
German
Tula-Ixtle –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosíe.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí (e.), Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=5457. Accessed 6 May 2025.