Agave virginica
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 virginica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Agave virginica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Agave alibertiiBaker
- Agave conduplicataJacobi & C.D.Bouché
- Agave lataShinners
- Agave pallidaSalisb.
- Agave tigrina(Engelm.) Cory
- Agave virginicaBaker
- Agave virginica f. tigrina(Engelm.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Agave virginica subsp. lata(Shinners) Thiede & Eggli
- Agave virginica var. conduplicata(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) A.Terracc.
- Agave virginica var. polyanthusEngelm.
- Agave virginica var. tigrinaEngelm.
- Allibertia intermediaMarion ex Baker
- Aloe carolinianaHill
- Aloe virginica(L.) Crantz
- Manfreda alibertii(Baker) Rose
- Manfreda conduplicata(Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose
- Manfreda tigrina(Engelm.) Small
- Manfreda virginica(L.) Salisb. ex Rose
- Manfreda virginica subsp. lata(Shinners) O'Kennon, Diggs & Lipscomb
- Manfreda virginica var. tigrina(Engelm.) Rose
- Polianthes lata(Shinners) Shinners
- Polianthes virginica(L.) Shinners
- Polianthes virginica f. tigrina(Engelm.) 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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