Agave
Agave (/əˈɡɑːveɪ/ or /əˈɡeɪviː/) is a genus o monocots.
The plants are perennial, but each rosette flouers ance an then dies (see semelparity). Some species are kent bi the name century plant.
| Agave | |
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| Agave americana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Faimily: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfaimily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave L. |
| Species | |
| See text. See an aa full leetin. | |
In the APG III seestem, the genus is placed in the subfamily Agavoideae o the broadly circumscribed faimily Asparagaceae. Some authors prefer tae place it in the segregate faimily Agavaceae. Tradeetionally, it wis circumscribed tae be componed o aboot 166 species, but it is nou uisually unnerstuid tae hae aboot 208 species.
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