Copy permalink to share
Agavaceae
Manfreda

not marked as a favorite taxon Manfreda virginica (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex Rose ssp. lata (Shinners) O'Kennon, Diggs, & B. Lipscomb. Common name: Broadleaf False-aloe, Blackland False-aloe. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Mostly in clay Vertisols of blackland prairie sites (Carr 2016). Distribution: S. OK south to ne. TX; "endemic to the Cross Timbers and Southern Tallgrass Prairie Ecoregion of North Texas and adjacent Oklahoma" (Carr 2016).

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: While there is overlap in most of the characters distinguishing this subspecies from ssp. virginica, the characters in the key are consistent and appear to be a geographically distinct entity; subspecific status appears most appropriate (Diggs et al. 2006).

Synonymy ⓘ: = NcTx; = Agave lata Shinners — ETx1; = Agave virginica L. ssp. lata (Shinners) Thiede & Eggli — K4; = Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners — Tx; < Agave virginica L. — POWO; < Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose — FNA26, NS, Ok, S, S13. Basionym: Agave lata Shinners 1951

Links to other floras: < Manfreda virginica - FNA26

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Manfreda virginica ssp. lata© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Manfreda virginica ssp. lata© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Manfreda virginica ssp. lata© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Manfreda virginica ssp. lata© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Manfreda virginica ssp. lata© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Manfreda virginica ssp. lata? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

No horticultural data found for this taxon.

« show previous | back to original search ↑ | show next »