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Agave americana subsp. americana

Synonyms
Agave cordillerensis
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Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Agave

Genus description

Agave can be perennial or monocarpic succulents, forming rosettes of usually rigid, fleshy, spiny-edged leaves, with funnel-shaped flowers in racemes or panicles often much taller than the rosettes

Name status

Correct

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