Species name :

Agave sisalanaPerrine

Synonyms :

Basionym or principal synonym: Agave rigida var. sisalana

Full list of synonyms : [ Euro+Med ]   [ PlantList ]   [ IPNI ]   [ Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Asparagaceae (=Liliaceae) The Asparagus Family 32 Asparagaceae species recorded from Malta.
Juss.

English name(s) :

Blue Agave, Sisal Hemp

Maltese name(s) :

Sabbara ta' Sisal, Sisal

Status for Malta :

Naturalised alien species that was introduced in Malta after year 1492 and which can become invasive

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (High trees)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Nov-May

Colour of Flowers:

Yellow or Green

Remarks :

Introduced as an ornamental plant and became naturalised in some wild places namely at coastal garigues (Eg: Bahar ic-Caghaq). Similar to Agave americana but this has its leaves with smooth margins, hence not spiny.

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

[Ca Hs Li]