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Agave (/ ə ˈ ɡ ɑː v i /; also UK: / ə ˈ ɡ eɪ v i /; [3] Anglo-Hispanic, also US: / ə ˈ ɡ ɑː v eɪ /) [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.
Agave parviflora is a species of succulent perennial flowering plant in the asparagus family, known by the common names Santa Cruz striped agave, smallflower century plant, and small-flower agave. It is native to Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico.
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 ]
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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.
Agave parrasana, the cabbage head agave or cabbage head century plant, [3] is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. [4] A slow-growing evergreen succulent from North East Mexico, it produces a compact rosette of fleshy thorn-tipped grey-green leaves, 60 cm tall and wide. The leaves are blue green and the thorns are red.
Agave ovatifolia grows endemic in Mexico in the states of Nuevo Leon in limestone soil, on stony, slopes, in forest and grassland at 1100 to 1300 m altitude. It is associated with Agave asperrima, Yucca rostrata, Dasylirion species, Ferocactus hamatacanthus and other cactus and succulent species.
Agave victoriae-reginae f. stolonifera Jacobson Agave victoriae-reginae , the Queen Victoria agave or royal agave , is a small species of succulent flowering perennial plant , noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves, and popular as an ornamental.