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Agave ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' plus a number of natural hybrids. This includes species formerly placed in ''Manfreda'' and ''Polianthes''.Search for "Agave", Other sources may use different circumscriptions.

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*'' Agave abisaii'' A.Vázquez & Nieves – Mexico (Jalisco) *'' Agave acicularis'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave acklinicola'' Trel. - Bahamas *''Agave'' × ''ajoensis'' W.C.Hodgs. -

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in Arizona = ''A. deserti'' var. ''simplex'' × ''A. schottii'' var. ''schottii'' *'' Agave aktites'' Gentry - Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora) *'' Agave albescens'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave alboaustralis'' (E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez) Thiede - Oaxaca *'' Agave albomarginata'' Gentry - northeastern Mexico *'' Agave albopilosa'' I.Cabral - Mexico (Nuevo León) *''

Agave americana ''Agave americana'', common names century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico and the United States in Texas. It is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant, and has b ...

'' L. – American Agave, American Century Plant, Century Plant, Maguey americano - Arizona, Texas, Mexico; naturalized in parts of Africa, Eurasia, Australia, South America various islands *'' Agave andreae'' Sahagún & A.Vázquez – Mexico (Michoacán) *'' Agave angustiarum'' Trel. - Mexico *''

Agave angustifolia ''Agave angustifolia'' (Caribbean agave) is a type of agave plant which is native to Mexico and Central America. It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant, the cultivar 'Marginata' that white margins on the leaves is a popular v ...

'' Haw. - Mexico, Central America; naturalized in Spain, South Africa, Indian Subcontinent, various islands *''

Agave anomala ''Agave anomala'' is a species of ''Agave'' in the family Asparagaceae. This species is found on Cuba and also on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. Several other ''Agave ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid ...

'' Trel. - Bahamas, Cuba *'' Agave antillarum'' Descourt. - Cuba, Hispaniola *'' Agave apedicellata'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Jalisco, San Luis Potosí) *'' Agave applanata'' Lem. ex Jacobi - Mexico *'' Agave arcedianoensis'' Cházaro - Mexico (Jalisco) * ''Agave'' × ''arizonica'' Gentry & J.H.Weber = ''A. chrysantha'' × ''A. toumeyana'' var. ''bella'' - Arizona *'' Agave arubensis'' Hummelinck -

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*'' Agave asperrima'' Jacobi – Maguey spero, Rough Century Plant - Texas, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas *'' Agave atrovirens'' Karw. ex Salm-Dyck - Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz *''

Agave attenuata ''Agave attenuata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, commonly known as the foxtail or lion's tail. The name swan's neck agave refers to its development of a curved inflorescence, unusual among agaves. Native to the plat ...

'' Salm-Dyck – Swan's Neck Agave, Dragon Tree Agave, Foxtail Agave - Mexico; naturalised in southeastern Australia *'' Agave aurea'' Brandegee -

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*'' Agave avellanidens'' Trel. -

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*'' Agave azurea'' R.H.Webb & G.D.Starr – Mexico (Baja California Sur)

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*'' Agave bahamana'' Trel. - Bahamas *''Agave beaulueriana'' Jacobi = ''Agave americana'' var. ''franzosinii'' *'' Agave bicolor'' (E.Solano & García-Mend.) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Oaxaca) *'' Agave boldinghiana'' Trel. -

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Bonaire Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...

*'' Agave bovicornuta'' Gentry – Cowhorn Agave - Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora *'' Agave braceana'' Trel. - Bahamas ( Abaco) *''

Agave bracteosa ''Agave bracteosa'' is a species of agave sometimes known as spider agave or squid agave. It is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of México (spanning the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo León), where it prefers well-drained and shaded ...

'' S.Watson ex Engelm. – Squid Agave - Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León) *'' Agave brevipetala'' Trel. - Hispaniola *'' Agave brevispina'' Trel. - Hispaniola *'' Agave brittoniana'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave brunnea'' S.Watson – NE. Mexico *'' Agave bulbulifera'' (Castillejos & E.Solano) Thiede – Mexico (Guerrero) *'' Agave bulliana'' (Baker) Thiede & Eggli - Mexico

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*'' Agave cacozela'' Trel. - Bahamas (Eleuthera) *'' Agave cajalbanensis'' A.Álvarez - Cuba *†'' Agave calodonta'' A.Berger - extinct *'' Agave cantala'' (Haw.) Roxb. ex Salm-Dyck – Cantala, Maguey de la India - Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras *''Agave capensis'' Gentry -

= '' Agave aurea'' var. ''capensis'' *'' Agave caribaeicola'' Trel. - Lesser Antilles *'' Agave caymanensis'' Proctor -

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*'' Agave cerulata'' Trel. - Baja California *''

Agave chamelensis ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...

'' (E.J.Lott & Verh.-Will.) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Jalisco) *'' Agave chazaroi'' A.Vázquez & O.M.Valencia - Jalisco *'' Agave chiapensis'' Jacobi - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala *'' Agave chrysantha'' Peebles – Golden Flowered Agave, Golden Flower Century Plant - Arizona *'' Agave chrysoglossa'' I.M.Johnst. -

, Sonora *'' Agave cocui'' Trel. - Colombia, Venezuela (incl

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Agave coetocapnia ''Agave coetocapnia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico. It was first described in 1824 as ''Bravoa geminiflora''. It has been known by several other scientific names, including, in whole or part, ''Pol ...

'' (M.Roem.) Govaerts & Thiede – Mexico *'' Agave collina'' Greenm. - Morelos, Guerrero *'' Agave colorata'' Gentry – Mescal ceniza - Sinaloa, Sonora *'' Agave confertiflora'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Chihuahua) *'' Agave congesta'' Gentry - Chiapas *'' Agave convallis'' Trel. - Oaxaca *'' Agave cremnophila'' - Oaxaca *'' Agave cundinamarcensis'' A.Berger - Colombia *'' Agave cupreata'' Trel. & A.Berger - Guerrero, Michoacán

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*'' Agave dasylirioides'' Jacobi & C.D.Bouché - Morelos, México State *'' Agave datylio'' F.A.C.Weber - Baja California Sur *'' Agave debilis'' A.Berger – C. & SW. Mexico (to Hidalgo) *''

Agave decipiens ''Agave decipiens'', common names False Sisal or Florida agave, is a plant species endemic to coastal Florida though cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. The species is reported naturalized in Spain, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. S ...

'' Baker – False Sisal - Florida; naturalised in parts of Africa *'' Agave delamateri'' W.C.Hodgs. & Slauson - Arizona *'' Agave demeesteriana'' Jacobi - Sinaloa, Veracruz *''

Agave deserti ''Agave deserti'' (desert agave, mescal, century plant or maguey) is an agave native to desert regions in southern California, Arizona, and Baja California. Its tall yellow flower stalks dot dry rocky slopes and washes throughout the spring. It ...

'' Engelm. – Desert Century Plant, Desert Agave, Maguey de Desierto -

, California, Arizona *'' Agave difformis'' A.Berger - Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí *'' Agave doctorensis'' L.Hern. & Magallán – Mexico (Querétaro) *'' Agave dolichantha'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacán) *'' Agave durangensis'' Gentry - Durango, Zacatecas *'' Agave dussiana'' Trel. - Lesser Antilles

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*'' Agave eggersiana'' Trel. – Eggers' Century Plant, St. Croix Agave - US Virgin Islands (

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, St. Thomas) *''Agave ehrenbergii'' Jacobi - Cuba = ''

Agave mitis ''Agave mitis'' is a plant species native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of M ...

'' Mart. *''

Agave ellemeetiana ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...

'' Jacobi – Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca) *'' Agave ensifera'' Jacobi *'' Agave evadens'' Trel. - Trinidad, Venezuelan Antilles (

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*'' Agave felgeri'' Gentry – Mescalito - Sonora *''

Agave filifera ''Agave filifera'', the thread agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, native plant, native to Central Mexico from Querétaro to Mexico State. It is a small or medium-sized succulent plant that forms ...

'' Salm-Dyck – Thread-leaf Agave - Querétaro to México State, Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí *'' Agave flexispina'' Trel. - Chihuahua, Durango *'' Agave fortiflora'' Gentry - Sonora *'' Agave fourcroydes'' Lem. – Henequen, Maguey Henequen, Mexican Sisal - Mexico, Guatemala; naturalized in West Indies, Italy, Canary Islands *''

Agave funkiana ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' K.Koch & C.D.Bouché – Ixtle de Jaumav - Mexico (Tamaulipas to Chiapas) *'' Agave fusca'' (Ravenna) Thiede & Eggli – Guatemala

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*'' Agave galvaniae'' (A.Castañeda – Mexico (México State) *'' Agave garciae-mendozae'' Galván & L.Hern. - Hidalgo *'' Agave geminiflora'' (Tagl.) Ker Gawl. - Nayarit *'' Agave gentryi'' B.Ullrich - Nuevo León, Querétaro *'' Agave ghiesbreghtii'' Lem. ex Jacobi - Mexico, Guatemala *'' Agave gigantensis'' Gentry -

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*'' Agave gilbertii'' A.Berger - Mexico *''Agave'' × ''glomeruliflora'' (Engelm.) A.Berger = ''A. havardiana'' × ''A. lechuguilla'' - Coahuila, western Texas *'' Agave gomezpompae'' Cházaro & Jimeno-Sevilla - Veracruz *'' 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. Mexico (to Jalisco) *'' Agave grisea'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave guadalajarana'' Trel. – Maguey chato - Jalisco, Nayarit *''

Agave guerrerensis ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...

'' (Matuda) G.D.Rowley – Mexico (Guerrero) *''

Agave guiengola ''Agave guiengola'', common name "Creme Brulee Agave", is an evergreen plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae. This species is endemic to the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It grows on limestone slopes, at an elevation of about above sea level. I ...

'' Gentry - Oaxaca *''

Agave guttata ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...

'' Jacobi & C.D.Bouché – NE. Mexico (to Jalisco) *'' Agave gypsophila'' Gentry - Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco

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*'' Agave harrisii'' Trel. - Jamaica *'' Agave hauniensis'' J.B.Petersen – C. Mexico (to Guerrero) *'' Agave havardiana'' Trel. – Havard's Century Plant, Chisos Agave, Maguey de Havard - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Texas *'' Agave hiemiflora'' Gentry - Chiapas, Guatemala *'' Agave hookeri'' Jacobi - Jalisco, Michoacán *'' Agave horrida'' Lem. ex Jacobi - Morelos, Veracruz, Oaxaca *'' Agave howardii'' (Verh.-Will.) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Jalisco, Colima) *'' Agave hurteri'' Trel. - Guatemala

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*'' Agave impressa'' Gentry - Sinaloa *''

Agave inaequidens ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' K.Koch - Mexico *'' Agave inaguensis'' Trel. - Bahamas (

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*'' Agave indagatorum'' Trel. - Bahamas (

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) *'' Agave intermixta'' Trel. - Haiti *'' Agave involuta'' (McVaugh) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (S. Zacatecas, SE. Nayarit, Jalisco) *'' Agave isthmensis'' A.García-Mend. & F.Palma - Oaxaca, Chiapas *'' Agave jaiboli'' Gentry - Sonora, Chihuahua *'' Agave jaliscana'' (Rose) A.Berger – W. Mexico (to Durango) *'' Agave jarucoensis'' A.Álvarez - Cuba *'' Agave jimenoi'' Cházaro & A.Vázquez – Mexico (Veracruz) *'' Agave justosierrana'' (García-Mend.) Thiede – Mexico (Guerrero)

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*'' Agave karatto'' Mill. - Lesser Antilles, Netherlands Antilles *'' Agave karwinskii'' Zucc. - Oaxaca, Puebla *'' Agave kavandivi'' García-Mend. & C.Chávez – Mexico (Oaxaca) *'' Agave kerchovei'' Lem. - Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla *''

Agave kewensis ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for i ...

'' Jacobi - Chiapas *'' Agave kristenii'' A.Vázquez & Cházaro – Mexico (Michoacán) *'' Agave lagunae'' Trel. - Guatemala ( Amatitlan) *''

Agave lechuguilla ''Agave lechuguilla'' (common name in Chihuahua: ''lechuguilla'', meaning "small lettuce") is an ''Agave'' species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert. The plant flowers once in its life and then dies. Description The plant reproduces most ...

'' Torr. – ''Agave lecheguilla'', Lecheguilla, Lechuguilla, Maguey lechuguilla - northern Mexico, New Mexico, Texas *'' Agave × leopoldii'' W.Watson – AGM *'' Agave littoralis'' (García-Mend. – Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca) *'' Agave longibracteata'' (Verh.-Will.) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Michoacán) *'' Agave longiflora'' (Rose) G.D.Rowley – S. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuebo León) *'' Agave longipes'' Trel. - Jamaica

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Agave macroacantha ''Agave macroacantha'', the black-spined agave or large-thorned agave, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae naturally occurring in Oaxaca and also near the town of Tehuacan in the State of Puebla, Mexico. Desc ...

'' Zucc. - Puebla, Oaxaca *''

Agave maculata ''Agave maculata'' ( synonym ''Manfreda maculosa''), commonly known as the Texas tuberose or spice lily, is a species of ''Agave'' that is endemic to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Description The Texas tuberose is acaulescent, meanin ...

'' Regel – S. Texas to NE. Mexico *'' Agave madrensis'' Villarreal – Mexico (Nuevo León) *'' Agave manantlanicola'' Cuevas & Santana-Michel - Jalisco *'' Agave mapisaga'' Trel. - Mexico *'' Agave margaritae'' Brandegee -

*'' Agave maria-patriciae'' Cházaro & Arzaba – Mexico (Veracruz) *'' Agave marmorata'' Roezl - Puebla, Oaxaca *''

Agave maximiliana ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' Baker - Mexico *''

Agave mckelveyana ''Agave mckelveyana'', common name McKelvey's century plant, is a species endemic to west-central Arizona, at elevations of . ''Agave mckelveyana'' is an acaulescent This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and ...

'' Gentry – Mckelvey Agave, McKelvey's Century Plant - Arizona (

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+ Mohave Cos) *'' Agave melanacantha'' Lem. ex Jacobi – C. Cuba *'' Agave michoacana'' (M.Cedano – Mexico (Michoacán) *'' Agave microceps'' (Kimnach) A.Vázquez & Cházaro - Sinaloa *'' Agave millspaughii'' Trel. - Bahamas (

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*'' Agave minor'' Proctor - Puerto Rico *'' Agave missionum'' Trel. – Corita - Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands *''

'' Mart. - Hidalgo *'' Agave montana'' Villarreal - Nuevo León *'' Agave montium-sancticaroli'' García-Mend. - Tamaulipas *'' Agave moranii'' Gentry -

*'' Agave multicolor'' (E.Solano & Dávila) Thiede – Mexico (Guanajuato) *'' Agave multifilifera'' Gentry - Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa *'' Agave murpheyi'' Gibson – Maguey Bandeado, Murphey Agave, Murphey's Century Plant, Hohokam Agave - Arizona, Sonora

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*'' Agave nanchititlensis'' (Matuda) ined. – Mexico (México State) *'' Agave nashii'' Trel. - Bahamas (

) *'' Agave nayaritensis'' Gentry - Sinaloa, Nayarit *''Agave neglecta'' Small – wild century plant = '' Agave weberi'' *'' Agave neocernua'' Thiede - Jalisco *'' Agave neonelsonii'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Durango) *'' Agave neopringlei'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico *'' Agave nickelsiae'' Rol.-Goss. - Coahuila *'' Agave nizandensis'' Cutak – Dwarf Octopus Agave - Oaxaca *'' Agave nuusaviorum'' García-Mend. - Oaxaca

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*'' Agave oaxacana'' (García-Mend. & E.Solano) Thiede – Mexico (Oaxaca) *'' Agave obscura'' Schiede ex Schltdl. - Mexico *'' Agave ocahui'' Gentry - Sonora *'' Agave offoyana'' De Smet ex Jacobi – Cuba (Villa Clara) *'' Agave ornithobroma'' Gentry – Maguey pajarito - Nayarit, Sinaloa *'' Agave oroensis'' Gentry - Zacatecas *'' Agave ortgiesiana'' (Baker) Trel. in L.H.Bailey - Colima, Jalisco *'' Agave oteroi'' G.D. Starr & T.J. Davis - Oaxaca *'' Agave ovatifolia'' G.D.Starr & Villarreal - Nuevo León

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*'' Agave pablocarrilloi'' A.Vázquez – Mexico (Colima) *'' Agave pachycentra'' Trel. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras *''

Agave palmeri ''Agave palmeri'' (also known as Palmer's century plant) is an especially large member of the genus ''Agave'', in the family Asparagaceae. Description ''Agave palmeri'' is the largest ''Agave'' species growing in the United States. It produces ...

'' Engelm. – Maguey de tlalcoyote, Palmer Agave, Palmer Century Plant, Palmer's Century Plant - Sonora, Chihuahua, Arizona, New Mexico *'' Agave palustris'' (Rose) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Durango, Nayarit) *'' Agave panamana'' Trel. – Panama Agave parviflora 1

*'' Agave paniculata'' (L.Hern. – Mexico (Yucatán) *'' Agave papyrocarpa'' Trel. - Cuba (

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Agave parrasana ''Agave parrasana'', the cabbage head agave or cabbage head century plant, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A slow-growing evergreen succulent plant, succulent from North East Mexico, it produces a compact rosette of fleshy thorn- ...

'' A.Berger - Coahuila *''

Agave parryi ''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 gr ...

'' Engelm. – Mezcal yapavai, Parry Agave, Parry's Agave - Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas *'' Agave parva'' (Aarón Rodr.) Thiede – Mexico (Guerrero) *'' Agave parvidentata'' Trel. - El Salvador, Honduras *''

Agave parviflora ''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 ...

'' Torr. in W.H.Emory – Maguey sbari, Smallflower Agave, Smallflower Century Plant, Little Princess Agave - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua *'' Agave pax'' Gir.-Cañas - Colombia *'' Agave peacockii'' Croucher - Puebla, Oaxaca *'' Agave pelona'' Gentry – Bald Agave - Sonora *'' Agave pendula'' Schnittsp. - Chiapas, Veracruz, Guatemala *'' Agave petiolata'' Trel. -

*'' Agave petrophila'' A.García-Mend. & E.Martínez - Puebla, Oaxaca, Guerrero *'' Agave petskinil'' (R.A.Orellana – Mexico (Yucatán) *'' Agave phillipsiana'' W.C.Hodgs. - Arizona ( Coconino Co) *'' Agave pintilla'' S.González - Durango *'' Agave planifolia'' S.Watson – Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua) *'' Agave platyphylla'' (Rose) Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Durango, Zacatecas, Jalisco) *'' Agave polianthes'' Thiede & Eggli – C. & S. Mexico *'' Agave polianthiflora'' Gentry - Chihuahua, Sonora *'' Agave polyacantha'' Haw. - Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz *''

Agave potatorum ''Agave potatorum'', the Verschaffelt agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A smallish and attractive succulent perennial, it is native to partial desert areas of Mexico from Puebla south to Oaxaca. The Latin speci ...

'' Zucc. – Drunkard Agave - Puebla, Oaxaca *'' Agave potosina'' B.L.Rob. & Greenm. – NE. Mexico *'' Agave potreriana'' Trel. - Mexico *'' Agave pratensis'' A.Berger – Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit) *'' Agave pringlei'' Engelm. ex Baker – Mexico (N. Baja California) *'' Agave producta'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Guerrero) *'' Agave promontorii'' Trel. -

*'' Agave pubescens'' Regel & Ortgies – Mexico (Morelos, Oaxaca, Chiapas) *''Agave'' × ''pumila'' De Smet ex Baker = ''A. asperrima'' × ''A. nickelsiae'' - Coahuila *'' Agave quilae'' (Art.Castro & Aarón Rodr.) Thiede & Govaerts - Mexico (Jalisco)

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*'' Agave revoluta'' Klotzsch – Mexico (México State) *''

Agave rhodacantha ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' Trel. - Mexico *'' Agave rosei'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Nayarit) *'' Agave rovelliana'' Tod. - Texas *'' Agave rutteniae'' Hummelinck -

*'' Agave rzedowskiana'' P.Carrillo - Sinaloa, Jalisco

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*'' Agave salmiana'' Otto ex Salm-Dyck – Pulque, Maguey, Maguey de montaña - Mexico; naturalized in South Africa, Canary Islands *'' Agave scabra'' Ortega – Mexico to Nicaragua *'' Agave scaposa'' Gentry - Oaxaca, Puebla *'' Agave schidigera'' Lem. - northern + central Mexico *'' Agave schneideriana'' A.Berger - Puebla *'' Agave schottii'' Engelm. – Maguey puercoesp n, Schott Agave, Schott's Century Plant, Shindagger, Leather Agave - Sonora, Arizona, New Mexico *'' Agave sebastiana'' Greene -

*'' Agave seemanniana'' Jacobi - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras *'' Agave shaferi'' Trel. - Cuba *''

Agave shawii ''Agave shawii'' is a species of monocarpic succulent plant in the genus ''Agave'', commonly known as Shaw's agave. It is a rosette-forming plant characterized by glossy, green leaves with toothed margins. After several years of slow growth, th ...

'' Engelm. – Coastal Agave, Maguey primavera -

, California ( San Diego Co) *'' Agave shrevei'' Gentry - Chihuahua, Sonora *'' Agave sileri'' (Verh.-Will.) Thiede & Eggli – SC. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas) *'' Agave singuliflora'' (S.Watson) A.Berger – N. Mexico *''

Agave sisalana Sisal (, ) (''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 term sisal ma ...

'' Perrine – Maguey de Sisal, Sisal, Sisal Hemp - Chiapas; widely cultivated for fiber; naturalized in Spain, Ecuador, Brazil, Queensland, Central America, parts of Asia + Africa, various islands *'' Agave sobolifera'' Houtt. - Cuba, Jamaica *'' Agave sobria'' Brandegee -

*'' Agave spicata'' Cav. -

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo Le� ...

*'' Agave stictata'' Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (México State, Guerrero, Oaxaca) *''

Agave striata ''Agave striata'' is a plant species native to Northeastern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; t ...

'' Zucc. - northeastern Mexico *''

Agave stricta ''Agave stricta'', the hedgehog agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Puebla and Oaxaca in Southern Mexico. Growing to tall, it is an evergreen succulent with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves producing er ...

'' Salm-Dyck - Oaxaca, Puebla *'' Agave stringens'' Trel. - Jalisco *'' Agave subsimplex'' Trel. - Sonora

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*'' Agave tecta'' Trel. - Guatemala *'' Agave temacapulinensis'' A.Vázquez & Cházaro – Mexico (Jalisco) *'' Agave tenuifolia'' Zamudio & E.Sánchez - Querétaro *'' Agave tequilana'' F.A.C.Weber – Mezcal azul tequilero, Tequila Agave, Weber Blue Agave - Mexico *'' Agave thomasiae'' Trel. - Guatemala *'' Agave titanota'' Gentry - Puebla, Oaxaca *'' Agave toumeyana'' Trel. – Toumey Agave, Toumey's Century Plant - Arizona *'' Agave triangularis'' Jacobi - Puebla, Oaxaca *'' Agave tubulata'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave turneri'' R.H.Webb & Salazar-Ceseña -

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*'' Agave umbrophila'' (García-Mend.) Thiede – Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca) *'' Agave underwoodii'' Trel. - Cuba *'' Agave undulata'' Klotzsch – Mexico (Tamaulipas) *''

Agave univittata ''Agave univittata'', the thorn-crested century plant or thorn-crested agave, is a plant species native to coastal areas of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, at elevations less than 100 m (300 feet). It has been widely named ''Agave lophant ...

'' Haw. - Mexico, Texas *'' Agave utahensis'' Engelm. in S.Watson – Utah Agave - Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona *'' Agave valenciana'' Cházaro & A.Vázquez - Jalisco *'' Agave variegata'' Jacobi – S. Texas to Mexico *'' Agave vazquezgarciae'' Cházaro & J.A.Lomelí - Jalisco *'' Agave vera-cruz'' Mill. - Veracruz, Oaxaca; naturalized in Indian Subcontinent, Thailand, various islands *'' Agave verdensis'' W.C.Hodgs. & Salywon – Arizona *'' Agave verhoekiae'' (García-Mend.) Thiede – Mexico (Oaxaca) *'' Agave vicina'' Trel. - Netherlands Antilles, Venezuelan Antilles *''

Agave victoriae-reginae ''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. This agave is highly ...

'' T.Moore – Queen Victoria's Agave - Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Durango *''

Agave vilmoriniana ''Agave vilmoriniana'', sometimes misspelled ''vilmoriana'', and popularly known as Octopus agave, is a species of agave endemic to Mexico. It is known for its untoothed arching and twisting leaves. Taxonomy Wild plants had been found in 1899 by ...

'' A.Berger – Octopus Agave - Mexico *'' Agave virginica'' L. – C. & E. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico *'' Agave vivipara'' L. - Netherlands Antilles, Venezuelan Antilles; naturalised in parts of Australia + Africa *'' Agave vizcainoensis'' Gentry - Baja California Sur

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*'' Agave wallisii'' Jacobi - Colombia *'' Agave warelliana'' Baker - Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas *'' Agave weberi'' J.F.Cels ex J.Poiss. – Maguey liso, Weber's Century Plant, Weber Agave - San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas; naturalized in southern Texas *'' Agave wercklei'' F.A.C.Weber ex Wercklé - Costa Rica; naturalised in parts of Africa *'' Agave wildingii'' Tod. - Cuba *'' Agave wocomahi'' Gentry - Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Jalisco *''

Agave xylonacantha ''Agave xylonacantha'' is a plant species native to Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato and Queretaro in Mexico, but commonly cultivated as an ornamental on other regions. ''A. xylonacantha'' is an easy-to-grow member of the genus ''Agave ''Ag ...

'' Salm-Dyck – Century Plant, Maguey diente de tiburn - Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi *'' Agave yavapaiensis'' W.C.Hodgs. & Salywon – Arizona *'' Agave zapopanensis'' (E.Solano & Ríos-Gómez) Thiede – Mexico (Jalisco) *''

Agave zebra ''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for ...

'' Gentry - Sonora

Formerly included

''Manfreda'' and ''Polianthes'' species are included in ''Agave''.

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