Manfreda
E822126
Manfreda is a small genus of flowering plants in the asparagus family, closely related to agaves and known for its rosettes of fleshy leaves and tall, slender flower stalks.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Asparagaceae sensu APG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry grasslands
ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | tuberose ⓘ |
| hasCultivationRequirement |
full sun to partial shade
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| hasFlowerColor |
greenish flowers
ⓘ
purplish flowers ⓘ whitish flowers ⓘ |
| hasFlowerType | tubular flowers ⓘ |
| hasFragrance | often fragrant flowers ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm | rosette-forming perennial ⓘ |
| hasInflorescenceType | tall slender flower stalks ⓘ |
| hasLeafArrangement | basal rosette ⓘ |
| hasLeafType | fleshy leaves ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Manfreda guttata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manfreda maculosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfreda undulata NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfreda virginica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundStructure |
rhizomes
ⓘ
tuberous roots ⓘ |
| isCloselyRelatedTo | Agave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNativeTo |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSometimesClassifiedAs | synonym of Agave ⓘ |
| isSometimesIncludedIn | Agave genus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
often spotted leaves
ⓘ
sometimes wavy leaf margins ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
moth-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by offsets
ⓘ
by seed ⓘ |
| subfamily | Agavoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tolerates | drought ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.