Agave d'Amérique vs Species code: Hs

Agave americana compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agave d'Amérique Species code: Hs
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Liliopsida (Monocots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Asparagaceae Hydrocharitaceae
Genus Agave Halophila
Species Agave americana Halophila stipulacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Agave d'Amérique and Species code: Hs share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Agave d'Amérique

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agave d'Amérique Species code: Hs
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agave d'Amérique

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

Agave d'Amérique

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Species code: Hs

No description available.

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