Agave

Agave
Agave americana (Century Plant)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Agavaceae
Genus:	Agave L.

Agave is a type of succulent plant from Mexico and the southwestern parts of the United States. They have thick, sharp leaves. Agave plants flower only once, produce seeds and then die. Before flowering they usually live for 10 to 25 years. Because they live for a long time they are sometimes called "century plants".

Agave is used to make things like tequila, agave syrup and pulque. They were an important food for many indigenous people in the southwestern United States, such as the Navajo and the Hokoham.

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  Agave americana var. americana
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  Agave americana 'Marginata'
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  Agave americana cv. 'Mediopicta Alba'
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  Agave angustifolia 'Marginata'
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  Agave angustifolia
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  Agave attenuata
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  Agave bracteosa (spider agave)
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  Agave deserti
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  Agave salmiana var. ferox
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  Agave filifera
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  Agave horrida
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  Agave inaequidens ssp. barrancensis
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  Agave lechuguilla
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  Agave palmeri
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  Agave parryi

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