americana L.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Century plant, Maguey
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
ssp. americana
var. americana
var. expansa (Jacobi) Gentry
ssp. protamericana Gentry
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
asperrima Jacobi
chrysantha Peebles
Synonymy: Agave palmeri var. chrysantha (Peebles) Little ex L. Benson
decipiens Baker
deserti Engelm.
ssp. deserti
Synonymy: Agave consociata Trel.
ssp. simplex Gentry
desmettiana Jacobi
eggersiana Trel.
glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Berger
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Chisos agave
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave chisosensis C.H. Muller
gracilipes Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Slim-footed agave
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
havardiana Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Havard agave
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
lechuguilla Torr.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Lechuguilla
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave lophantha var. poselgeri (Salm-Dyck) Berger
lophantha Schiede
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Thorn-crested agave
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
mckelveyana Gentry
missionum Trel.
murpheyi F. Gibson
neglecta Small
palmeri Engelm.
parryi Engelm.
ssp. neomexicana (Woot. & Standl.) Ullrich
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Agave neomexicana Woot. & Standl.
by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: New Mexico agave
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave neomexicana Woot. & Standl.
ssp. parryi
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Agave scabra Salm-Dyck
by Hatch et al, 1990)
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave huachucensis Baker
, Agave parryi var. couesii (Engelm. ex Trel.) Kearney & Peebles
, Agave parryi var. huachucensis (Baker) Little ex L. Benson
, Agave scabra Salm-Dyck
parviflora Torr.
portoricensis Trel.
schottii Engelm.
var. schottii
var. treleasei (Toumey) Kearney & Peebles
shawii Engelm.
sisalana Perrine
Synonymy: Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
toumeyana Trel.
var. bella Breitung
Synonymy: Agave toumeyana ssp. bella (Breitung) Gentry
var. toumeyana
utahensis Engelm.
var. eborispina (Hester) Breitung
var. kaibabensis (McKelvey) Breitung
Synonymy: Agave kaibabensis McKelvey
, Agave utahensis ssp. kaibabensis (McKelvey) Gentry
var. nevadensis Engelm. ex Greenm. & Roush
var. utahensis
weberi Cels ex Poisson
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Weber agave, meguey liso
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
fruticosa (L.) Chev.
Synonymy: Convallaria fruticosa L.
, Cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth
, Cordyline terminalis var. ti (Schott) Baker
, Dracaena terminalis (L.) L.
heteracanthum I.M. Johnston
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Smooth sotol
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
texanum Scheele
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Texas sotol
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
wheeleri S. Wats.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Wheeler sotol
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
fragrans (L.) Ker-Gawl.
foetida (L.) Haw.
macrophylla Baker
selloa K. Koch
tuberosa (P. Mill.) Ait. f.
funifera (K. Koch) Trel.
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
parviflora (Torr.) Coult.
var. engelmannii (Krauskopf) Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Plateau herperaloe
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. parviflora
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Red hesperaloe, red-flowered yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
longiflora (Rose) Verhoek-Williams
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Runyons Huaco
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Polianthes runyonii Shinners
, Runyonia longiflora Rose
maculosa (Hook.) Rose
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave maculata Engelm. ex Torr., non Regel
, Agave maculosa Hook.
, Agave maculosa var. minor Jacobi
, Polianthes maculosa (Hook.) Shinners
sileri Verhoek-Williams
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
variegata (Jacobi) Rose
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: False aloe, rattlesnake master
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Agave variegata Jacobi
, Manfreda tamazunchalensis Matuda
, Manfreda xilitlensis Matuda
, Polianthes variegata (Jacobi) Shinners
virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
Synonymy: Agave lata Shinners
, Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory
, Agave virginica L.
, Allibertia intermedia Marion
, Manfreda tigrina (Engelm.) Small
, Manfreda virginica var. tigrina (Engelm.) Rose
, Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners
, Polianthes virginica (L.) Shinners
arenicola Correll
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
atopocarpa Bartlett
bigelovii (Torr.) S. Wats.
cismontana Dice
erumpens (Torr.) S. Wats.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Foothill nolina, beargrass, basketgrass
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
georgiana Michx.
interrata Gentry
lindheimeriana (Scheele) S. Wats.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Lindheimer nolina, devil's shoestring
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
micrantha I.M. Johnston
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
microcarpa S. Wats.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Small seed nolina, sacahuista
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
parryi S. Wats.
Synonymy: Nolina bigelovii var. parryi (S. Wats.) L. Benson
, Nolina bigelovii var. wolfii (Munz) L. Benson
, Nolina parryi ssp. wolfii Munz
, Nolina wolfii (Munz) Munz
texana S. Wats.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Sacahuista
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Nolina affinis Trel.
, Nolina texana var. compacta (Trel.) I.M. Johnston
tenax J.R. & G. Forst.
aurea (Mann) N.E. Br.
Synonymy: Dracaena aurea Mann
auwahiensis St. John
fernaldii St. John
Synonymy: Dracaena hawaiiensis Fosberg
forbesii O. Deg.
halapepe St. John
hawaiiensis O.& I. Deg.
cylindrica Bojer ex Hook.
hyacinthoides (L.) Druce
Synonymy: Cordyline guineensis (L.) Britt.
, Sansevieria metallica Horton ex Gerome & Labroy
, Sansevieria thyrsiflora Thunb.
longiflora Sims
trifasciata Prain
aloifolia L.
angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.
var. angustissima
Synonymy: Yucca angustissima var. avia Reveal
var. kanabensis (McKelvey) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca kanabensis McKelvey
var. toftiae (Welsh) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca toftiae Welsh
arkansana Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Arkansas yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca angustissima var. mollis Engelm.
baccata Torr.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Datil yucca, blue yucca, banana yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. baccata
var. brevifolia (Schott ex Torr.) L. Benson & Darrow
Synonymy: Yucca arizonica McKelvey
, Yucca brevifolia Schott ex Torr.
, Yucca confinis McKelvey
, Yucca thornberi McKelvey
, Yucca treleasei J.F. Macbr.
var. vespertina McKelvey
Synonymy: Yucca vespertina (McKelvey) Welsh
baileyi Woot. & Standl.
var. baileyi
Synonymy: Yucca standleyi McKelvey
var. intermedia (McKelvey) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca intermedia McKelvey
var. navajoa (J.M. Webber) J.M. Webber
Synonymy: Yucca navajoa J.M. Webber
brevifolia Engelm.
var. brevifolia
Synonymy: Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.
, Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Munz
var. jaegeriana McKelvey
campestris McKelvey
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Plains yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca intermedia var. ramosa McKelvey
constricta Buckl.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Buckley yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Soaptree yucca, palmilla, soap-weed
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. elata
Synonymy: Yucca angustissima var. elata Engelm.
var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca utahensis McKelvey
var. verdiensis (McKelvey) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca verdiensis McKelvey
faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Faxon yucca, giant yucca, carneros uycca, Spanish dagger
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Samuela carnerosana auct. non Trel.
, Samuela faxoniana Trel.
, Yucca carnerosana auct. non (Trel.) McKelvey
filamentosa L.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Weakleaf yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca concava Haw.
, Yucca filamentosa var. concava (Haw.) Baker
, Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana (Fern.) Ahles
, Yucca flaccida Haw.
, Yucca smalliana Fern.
glauca Nutt.
var. glauca
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Narrowleaf yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca angustifolia Pursh
var. gurneyi McKelvey
gloriosa L.
guatemalensis Baker
Synonymy: Yucca elephantipes Regel
harrimaniae Trel.
var. harrimaniae
Synonymy: Yucca gilbertiana (Trel.) Rydb.
, Yucca harrimaniae var. gilbertiana Trel.
var. neomexicana (Woot. & Standl.) Reveal
Synonymy: Yucca neomexicana Woot. & Standl.
var. sterilis Neese & Welsh
X karlsruhensis Graebn. [filamentosa X glauca]
louisianensis Trel.
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca arkansana var. paniculata McKelvey
, Yucca freemanii Shinners
necopina Shinners
Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown.
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
pallida McKelvey
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Pale yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca rupicola Trel.
recurvifolia Salisb.
reverchonii Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Plateau yucca, San Angelo yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
rupicola Scheele
Synonymy: Yucca tortifolia Lindl. ex Engelm.
schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies
Synonymy: Yucca californica Nutt. ex Baker
, Yucca macrocarpa Merriam, non Engelm.
, Yucca mohavensis Sarg.
schottii Engelm.
Synonymy: Yucca macrocarpa Engelm., non Merriam
, Yucca puberula Torr.
tenuistyla Trel.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Whiterim yucca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
thompsoniana Trel.
Present in the Texas flora (treated as Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Thompson yucca, beaked uycca
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
, Yucca rostrata var. linearis Trel.
torreyi Shafer
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Torrey yucca, Spanish dagger
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
Synonymy: Yucca baccata var. macrocarpa Torr.
, Yucca crassifolia Engelm.
, Yucca macrocarpa (Torr.) Coville
treculeana Carr.
Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Trecul yucca, palma pita, Spanish dagger
(Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)
var. succulenta McKelvey
var. treculeana
Synonymy: Yucca treculeana var. canaliculata Trel.
whipplei Torr.
var. caespitosa M.E. Jones
Synonymy: Yucca whipplei ssp. caespitosa (M.E. Jones) Haines
var. whipplei
Synonymy: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker
, Yucca californica Lemmon
, Yucca graminifolia Wood
, Yucca newberryi McKelvey
, Yucca nitida C. Wright ex W. Wats.
, Yucca whipplei ssp. intermedia Haines
, Yucca whipplei ssp. parishii (M.E. Jones) Haines
, Yucca whipplei ssp. percursa Haines
, Yucca whipplei var. graminifolia (Wood) Trel.
, Yucca whipplei var. intermedia (Haines) J.M. Webber
, Yucca whipplei var. parishii M.E. Jones
, Yucca whipplei var. percursa (Haines) J.M. Webber
Agave L. - CENTURY-PLANT
arizonica Gentry & J.H. Weber
Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Arizona agave
and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (AZ). Listed on May 18, 1984 (Volume 49 Federal Register 21058).
Cordyline Comm. ex R. Br. - TIPLANT
Dasylirion Zucc. - SOTOL
Dracaena L.
Furcraea Vent. - SISAL
Hesperaloe Engelm. - FALSE YUCCA
Manfreda Salisb. - TUBE-ROSE
Nolina Michx. - BEAR-GRASS
brittoniana Nash
Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Britton's beargrass
and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (FL). Listed on April 27, 1993 (Volume 58 Federal Register 25754).
Phormium J.R. & G. Forst. - NEW ZEALAND-FLAX
Pleomele Salisb. - HALA PELE
Sansevieria Thunb. - BOWSTRING-HEMP
Yucca L. - YUCCA
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