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Manfreda virginica Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose Agave lata Shinners Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory Agave virginica L. Allibertia intermedia Marion Manfreda tigrina (Engelm.) Small Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose var. tigrina (Engelm.) Rose Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners Polianthes virginica (L.) Shinners False Aloe, Rattlesnake Master, American Aloe, Hauco, Amole
False aloe, actually a member of the agave family, is a North American native. Identification: Plants are a small rosette of leaves up to 18" (45 cm) tall. Leaves are 5-16" (12-40 cm) long and 2½-3" (6.3-7.6 cm) wide, and curved along their length, with wavy edges. They are soft and thin, but they occupy a place between the thin leaves of herbaceous plants and the thick, water-storing leaves of many succulent plants. Leaves may have varying degrees of brown-purple mottling. Fragrant green or yellow-green flowers appear atop a spike up to 6' (1.8 m) tall. References:
Irish, Mary & Irish, Gary, Agaves, Yuccas and Related Plants: A Gardener’s Guide, Timber Press, 2000, p. 218 Online References:
Manfreda virginica on Missouriplants.com Manfreda virginica on Tropicos® Manfreda virginica on SucculentGuide.com Manfreda virginica on eFloras Manfreda virginica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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