Furcraea tuberosa (Mill.) W.T. Aiton

vernacular female karata — species · Agavaceae

USDA: FUTU
GBIF: 2769836
Rank: species

female karata (Furcraea tuberosa) — Platephotograph · tapaculo99CC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Agavaceae Dumort.
Genus: Furcraea

§2a

Native status, by region

PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 18 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 18 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Salinity: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 40 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 29–50 in/yr
pH range: 5.1–8.4
Root depth: 12 in min.
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1 ft
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None

§3d

Reproduction

Stratify: No
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 18 counties across 2 states/territories.

Puerto Rico view state ↗ 16 N ▾

U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 2 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/FUTU ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2769836 ↗

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