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Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, [5] maguey, or American aloe, [6] is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas.
Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower. [5] [page needed] [6] However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are polycarpic.
Mangaves resemble compact, symmetrical agaves with succulent leaves. They typically grow to 8–24 in (20–60 cm) high and up to 18 in (50 cm) wide, [7] although some can grow up to 4 ft (120 cm) high and 6 ft (180 cm) wide. [8]
Extreme heat in the Southwest is testing iconic desert plants like agave. The Summary Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for ...
The numerous, broad, succulent, tapering leaves are slightly less rigid than the leaves of most Agave species; they are a bright glaucous gray to light yellowish-green and stingless. [6] The inflorescence is a dense raceme 2.5 to 3 meters (8.2 to 9.8 ft) high (usually curved), with greenish-yellow flowers, developing after many years. [7]
The other variety of "worm" in mezcal is the larva of a weevil known as picudo del agave, Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the agave snout weevil, that infests certain species of yucca and maguey. [2] They are not related to edible maguey worms. The weevil is a pest that can severely damage agave plants by
Agave virginica, synonym Manfreda virginica, commonly known as the false aloe, rattlesnake master, American aloe, Virginia agave, [3] [4] [5] and eastern agave, [6] is a species of agave. It is native to the central and southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico , where it is found in prairies, upland rocky glades, and sandy open woods.
Agave shawii is a species of monocarpic succulent plant in the genus Agave, commonly known as Shaw's agave. [4] [5] It is a rosette-forming plant characterized by glossy, green leaves with toothed margins. After several years of slow growth, the plant puts all of its resources to produce a towering stalk of flowers, and then dies.