The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the Americas and the Caribbean in a wide range of habitats, from humid rainforest and wet subtropical ecosystems to the hot and dry (arid) deserts and savanna.
Tagetes is a genus of 50 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae. They are among several groups of plants known in English as marigolds. The genus Tagetes was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
Maguey may refer to various American plants:
The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) public dry garden established by Ruth Bancroft. It contains more than 2,000 cactus, succulents, trees, and shrubs native to California, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, and Australia. It is located at 1552 Bancroft Road in Walnut Creek, California, USA.
Porophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae known commonly as the poreleaf genus.
Mayaca is a genus of flowering plants, often placed in its own family, the Mayacaceae. In the APG II system of 2003, it is assigned to the order Poales in the clade commelinids. The Cronquist system, of 1981, also recognised such a family and placed it in the order Commelinales in the subclass Commelinidae.
Bouteloua is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass.
Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America. They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). Marginally hardy, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost.
- Beschorneria albifloraMatuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
- Beschorneria calcicolaA.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Beschorneria dubiaCarrière - Tamaulipas
- Beschorneria rigidaRose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla
- Beschorneria septentrionalisA.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
- Beschorneria tubiflora(Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
- Beschorneria wrightiiHook.f - México State
- Beschorneria yuccoidesK.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
Gaussia is a genus in the palm family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles. They are solitary, unarmed, and have pinnately compound leaves. The trees have enlarged bases and prop-roots.
An arriero, muleteer, or more informally a muleskinner is a person who transports goods using pack animals, especially mules.
Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus Furcraea. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza.
Furcraea cabuya is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae that is native to South America. The fibres in its leaves, known as fique, are used in making ropes.
Paul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
Callisia is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κάλλος (kallos), meaning "beauty."
Furcraea andina is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in South America. The fibres in its leaves, known as fique, are used in making ropes.
Furcraea niquivilensis is a plant species native to Chiapas, Mexico.
Furcraea tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the Caribbean, and it is naturalized in parts of South Africa. Plants have a limited use as a source of fibre.
