Asparagaceae

False aloe

Agave virginica L.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave

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False aloe: Photograph of the False Aloe en ( Manfreda virginica en ). Photo taken at the Mt. Cuba Center where it was identified. Camera and Exposure Details: Camera: Niko — Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: False aloe

Synonyms

Agave alibertii Baker
Agave conduplicata Jacobi & C.D.Bouché
Agave lata Shinners
Agave pallida Salisb.
Agave tigrina (Engelm.) Cory
Agave virginica f. tigrina (Engelm.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Agave virginica subsp. lata (Shinners) Thiede & Eggli
Agave virginica var. conduplicata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) A.Terracc.
Agave virginica var. polyanthus Engelm.
Agave virginica var. tigrina Engelm.
Allibertia intermedia Marion ex Baker
Aloe caroliniana Hill
Aloe virginica (L.) Crantz
Manfreda alibertii (Baker) Rose
Manfreda conduplicata (Jacobi & C.D.Bouché) Rose
Manfreda tigrina (Engelm.) Small
Manfreda virginica (L.) Salisb. ex Rose
Manfreda virginica subsp. lata (Shinners) O'Kennon, Diggs & Lipscomb
Manfreda virginica var. tigrina (Engelm.) Rose
Polianthes lata (Shinners) Shinners
Polianthes virginica (L.) Shinners
Polianthes virginica f. tigrina (Engelm.) Shinners

Photos

Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Clifflandis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Clifflandis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.