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Agave gracielae Galvan & Zamudio – Mexico (Querétaro) Agave gracilipes Trel. – Maguey de pastizal, Slimfoot Century Plant - Chihuahua, southern New Mexico, western Texas. Agave gracillima A.Berger – Mexico (Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit) Agave graminifolia (Rose) Govaerts & Thiede – NE.
Agave ( / əˈɡɑːvi /; also UK: / əˈɡeɪvi /; [ 3] Anglo-Hispanic, also US: / əˈɡɑːveɪ /) [ 4] is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. [ 5]
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.
Sisal ( / ˈsaɪsəl /, [ 2] Spanish: [siˈsal]; Agave sisalana) is a species of flowering plant native to southern Mexico, but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff fibre used in making rope and various other products. The sisal fibre is traditionally used for rope and twine, and has many other uses ...
Engelm. Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico . The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip. One of the distinguishing features is that the point on the tip ...
Sarcoyucca (Engelm.) Linding.[ 1] Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [ 2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
Agave stricta, the hedgehog agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Puebla and Oaxaca in Southern Mexico. [4] Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is an evergreen succulent with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves producing erect racemes , 2 m (7 ft) long, of reddish purple flowers in summer.
Agave attenuata, commonly called the foxtail or lion's tail agave or the swan's neck agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae (the asparaguses, agaves and yuccas). Sometimes called the soft-leaf or soft-leaved agave, the aforementioned animal-related names are a nod to the appearance of the plant's inflorescence, which ...
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