Agave scabra
A species in the Asparagaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
- Species
- Agave scabra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1797
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Agave scabra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Agave brachystachysCav.
- Agave brachystachys var. strictiorJacobi & C.D.Bouché
- Agave humilisM.Roem.
- Agave langlasseiAndré
- Agave oliveriana(Rose) A.Berger
- Agave polianthoidesM.Roem.
- Agave polyanthoidesSchltdl. & Cham.
- Agave saponariaLindl.
- Agave sessilifloraHemsl.
- Agave spicataDC.
- Manfreda brachystachys(Cav.) Rose
- Manfreda malinaltenangensisMatuda
- Manfreda oliverianaRose
- Manfreda scabra(Ortega) McVaugh
- Manfreda sessiliflora(Hemsl.) Matuda
- Polianthes brachystachys(Cav.) Shinners
- Polianthes oliveriana(Rose) Shinners
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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