Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Agave virginica
FAMILY
Agavaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
When in bloom, this is a very striking and unforgettable species. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Manfreda virginica
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-08-001:
Agave virginica
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Manfreda tigrina
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Manfreda virginica
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Agave, Eastern False Aloe, Rattlesnake-master, American Aloe
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mavi5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm180506_1988
May Crawford County GA
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginica_home1
June Anderson County SC
Each rosette produces a single, stiffly erect 4-6' flowering stalk, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginica_home2
June Anderson County SC
Up to 30 fragrant, greenish-yellow flowers are borne on short stalks, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm220702_8879
July Oconee County SC
Stamens attached to perianth tube at point of expansion, anthers yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm071021_021
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Don't try to treat burns with this "aloe"! Plant juices can irritate, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
COMPARE
grass-like leaves of woodland or meadow flowering herbs
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginica_basalbuzro
Month Unknown Oconee County SC
Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginica_buzroost
Month Unknown Oconee County SC
Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Agave virginica
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Manfreda virginica
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 044-08-001:
Agave virginica
FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Manfreda tigrina
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Manfreda virginica
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in GA-SC, rare in NC
Look for it on granite flatrocks, diabase glades, limestone and dolomite barrens and glades, xeric woodlands over mafic or calcareous rocks, sandhill woodlands, dry roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Variable
...Dry
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish/ Purplish
Bisexual
6-merous
6 tepals, perianth funnelform
6 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p200
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p222
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p147
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p108
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p53
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p477
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p172
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p042
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p382
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p438
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p019