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polianthiflora

Taxon

Agave polianthiflora Gentry

Protologue Agric. Handb., U.S.D.A. 399: 51, fig. 8, 9. 1972 ; =Agave Fam. SonoraIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
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Agave polianthiflora--MX. Chihuahua, CDav. Coll. Jun 67. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 1, 2002

Location

Mexico, Chihuahua

Location Remarks

Mountains W of Ciudad Victoria.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Agave

Specific Epithet

polianthiflora

Authorship

Gentry

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#328,111 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →