Asparagaceae | Notion

*Agave americana* century plant, maguey, American aloe, agave américain, agave amarillo, pita. Native to Mexico and the U.S., specifically Texas. Widely cultivated worldwide for its ornamental value and has become naturalized in various regions. If the flower stem is cut before flowering, a sweet liquid known as aguamiel can be collected from the plant's hollowed heart. This liquid can be fermented to produce the alcoholic drink called pulque or octli used in pre-Columbian Mexico. Mezcal refers to the high-alcohol product obtained through fermented agave distillation, and A. americana is among the several agave species used for this purpose.

Cieza, Spain, 2024-03-11

*Agave attenuata* foxtail, lion's tail agave, swan's neck agave. Native to Mexico.

Marrakesh, Morocco, 2024-01-21

*Agave salmiana* green maguey, agave de Salm, maguey pulquero. Native to central and southern Mexico. Naturalized in South Africa, Italy, Spain, especially in the Canary Islands, and southern Portugal.

Cieza, Spain, 2024-03-12

*Chlorophytum comosum* common spider plant, spider ivy, airplane plant, ribbon plant, hen and chickens. Native to tropical and Southern Africa but has become naturalized in other parts of the world, including Western Australia and Bangladesh. The tuberous roots are reportedly edible (whether raw or cooked unstated) although mild laxative effects are claimed by the Nguni people of its native South Africa.

Marrakesh, Morocco, 2024-01-21

*Convallaria majalis* lily of the valley, May bells, Our Lady's tears, Mary's tears, muguet commun, Maiglöckchen. Native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. All parts of the plant are poisonous; contains cardiac glycosides (cardenolides).

Berlin, 2024-05-09

cardiac glycoside

*Dracaena draco* Canary Islands dragon tree, drago, dragonnier des Canaries, dragonnier commun. Native to Macaronesia and southwest Morocco.

Marrakesh, Morocco, 2024-01-27

*Dracaena trifasciata* snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, viper's bowstring hemp, langue de belle-mère, couteau. Native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo.

12045 Berlin, 2025-07-02

*Hosta sieboldiana* Siebold's plantain lily. Native to Japan.

Turistična kmetija Lešnik, Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia, 2023-07-22

*Scilla luciliae* Bossier's glory-of-the-snow, Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, scille de Lucile, gloire des neiges. Native to western Turkey.

Berlin, 2024-03-26

*Yucca flaccida* Adam's needle, weak-leaf yucca. Native to south-central and southeastern North America.

Turistična kmetija Lešnik, Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia, 2023-07-22