Agave attenuata

TaxID: 39511

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Agave attenuata

Common Name

Fox tail agave, Swan-neck Agave

Introduction

Agave attenuata, commonly called the foxtail or lion's tail agave or the swan's neck agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae (the asparaguses, agaves and yuccas). Sometimes called the soft-leaf or soft-leaved agave, the aforementioned animal-related names are a nod to the appearance of the plant's inflorescence, which after years, generally rises slightly before gravity brings it back down, giving the bloom a curved, "swan"-like or "foxtail" look. The species' specific manner of flowering is unique in the genus Agave as most other species produce a towering, vertical display, reminiscent of a miniature tree. In addition to its inflorescence, when compared with other Agave species, A. attenuata is further unique with its soft, spineless leaves and the fact that it does not rapidly asexually produce dozens of "runners" or "pups" from the rhizome of the mother plant. These factors have helped A. attenuata earn a positive reputation amongst gardeners as easy-to-manage; the species has become extremely popular as an ornamental plant in appropriate climates and zones, especially the American Southwest, Latin America and the Mediterranean. Several unique forms and cultivars have been created and made available on the plant market, such as the white-variegated A. attenuata 'Variegata' and 'Ray of Light', or the teal-hued 'Boutin Blue'. The similarly teal-leaved 'Blue Flame' was achieved with the cross of Agave attenuata x Agave shawii.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Agave

Species

attenuata

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
Nicaragua	Absent	—

Distribution (40 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

40

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Argentina	Present	—
Australia	Present	—
Bermuda	Present	—
Brazil	Present	—
Botswana	Present	—
Chile	Present	—
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Present	—
Colombia	Present	—
Cabo Verde	Present	—
Costa Rica	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR33313725	leaf	leaf	-	25123719	China: Shanghai	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1255376 Experiment ID SRX28558454 Study ID SRP581265 Category weed Title AAN Design Description leaf Strain Nova Sample Attributes {'tissue': 'leaf', 'cultivar': 'Nova', 'dev_stage': 'leaf', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Shanghai', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2024-01-15'}

DNA Barcodes (1 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
GBVA3224-11	-	matK	1137	-	-	-	-TTTGCA---------ATTATTGTA------------GAAATTCCG------------TTC------TCG------CTGCTATTA------GTA------TCT------TTT------------------TTC------------------------------------GGAGAA------AAA---------------AAA------GAA------ATA------------------------------CCAAAA------TAT---CAT---------------AAT------TTA---------CGA---------------TCA------------------ATTCATTCAATTTTTCCCTTT---TTAGAGGACAAATTATCG---CAT------TTA------------AAT---TAT------GTC------TCAGATATACTAATACCTCATCCCATCCACATGGAAATCTTG------GTTCAAATTCTTCAATGCTGGATT---CAAGATGTTCCTTTTTTGCATTCATTGCGA------TTC---TTT---CTT------CAC---------GAA------TAT------CAT---------------------AAT------------TGG---------------------AAT------------------AGT---------------------------CTT------CTCATT------------------------------ACTCATAAA------------AAA---------------TCT---------------ATT---------------------------TGT---------GTT------------------TTT---------TCA---------------------------------AAA------GAA---------------AAT------------AAA---------------------AGACTATTTTGG------------------------TTC------CTA---------------------TAC------------AAT---TCTTATATATTT---GAA------TGTGAATTT---TTA---TTC---GTTTTTTTTCGT---AAA---------CAATCTTCT------TATTTACGA---------TTA---ACATCT---TCT------GGAACTTTT---CTTGAGCGAACACAT------TTC---TAT------GGA---------AAA---------------ATA---------------GAA------------------------CAT---------------------TTTCAAATAAAA---------------CATTTGCATTTTATA---------------GTA---------------GTA---------TGT---------------------CCT------------------------AAC---------------------------TAT---------------TTT------------TAT------AAG---ACC---------------CTATGG------TCC------TTC------AAA------GAA------CCT---------TTCATG---------CATTATGTT------CGATATCAA---GGAAAAGCAATTCTTGCT------TCA------------------------AAG---------------------GGG---------------------ACT---------------------CAT------CTT------GTA---------ATG---AAG---AAATGGAAATAT------------------------CATTTTGTCAATCTTTGGCAATATTATTTT------CACTTT------TGG---TCT---CAA---------CCG---------------TAC------AGG------ATC------CAT------ATA------AAT------------------CAA---------TTA---------TCA------AAC---------TAT------------------TCT------------------TTC---------TAT------TTT------CTG------GGT---------TAT---TTT------TCA------------AGT------------CTA---------CTA------ATA---------AAT------TCT---TCG---------GCA---------------GTA------AGGAATCAAATG------TTA------GAGAATTCG---------TTT------CTAATA---------------------GAT------ATC------ATT------ACT------------------------------------AAG------AAA------------TTTGATACCATAATC---CCTATTATTCTTCTTATT---GGATCCTTGTCTAAAGCTCAATTT------TGTACCGTA---TCG---GGCCACCCTATTAGT---AAGCCG---ATC---TGGGCC---AAT---TTATCAGATTCT------GATATTCTTGATCGATTCGGTTGGATATGTAGAAAT---CTTTCTCAT---TAT---TACAGTGGA---TCCTCA---AAA---AAA---CAGGGT------TTGTATCGAATAAAG---TATATA---CTTCGACTTTCGTGTGCTAGAACTTTGGCTCGTAAACATAAAAGTACAGTACGC---ACT------TTT------TTG------CGA---------------------CGA------TTA------GGTTCG------GGG------TTATTA------GAGGAATTCTTT------ACG------GAA---------GAA---------GAA-------

Agave attenuata

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (0 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Distribution (40 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (1 records)

DNA Barcodes (1 records)

Literature

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