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Manfreda virginica

(L.) Salisb. ex Rose

False Aloe

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149770

Element CodePMAGA07050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusManfreda

Synonyms

Agave virginicaL.Manfreda virginica ssp. virginica

Other Common Names

Eastern Agave (EN) false aloe (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1985-05-11

Change Date1985-05-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Ohio	S3	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
West Virginia	SH	Yes
Kentucky	S4	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Arkansas (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963
East Fork	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	13,037
Penhook	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	6,566

Illinois (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burke Branch	Shawnee National Forest	6,231
Ripple Hollow	Shawnee National Forest	3,788

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cunningham Brake Research Natural Area	Kisatchie National Forest	1,797

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Swan Creek Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	7,310

Oklahoma (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beech Creek	Ouachita National Forest	8,303

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.