Learning agave definitions can be mind-boggling, as one word may refer to one agave in one region of Mexico, and mean something completely different a few states over. But our ever-growing guide to agave species attempts to answer all your pressing questions about one of the world’s most fascinating plants. What’s the difference between A. maximiliana and A. rhodacantha? How do pencas and quiotes differ by species? How do you recognize A. cupreata? Check out our agave encyclopedia to learn agave taxonomy and terminology.
- agave speciesA. bovicornuta gentry
- agave speciesAgave americana
Agave americana var. oaxacensis- agave speciesAgave americana var. sahuayensis
Agave angustifolia haw- agave speciesAgave Angustifolia Rubescens
- agave speciesAgave angustifolia var
Agave asperrima- agave speciesAgave belató
- agave speciesAgave blue Weber
Agave convallis- agave speciesAgave Cordillerensis
Agave cupreata- agave speciesAgave de castilla
Agave durangensis Agave fourcroydes Agave funkiana Agave gypsicola Agave hookeri Agave inaequidens Agave karwinskii Agave kerchovei Agave lamparillo Agave lechugilla Agave lyoba Agave macroacantha Agave marmorata Agave maximiliana Agave montana Agave nussaviorum- agave speciesAgave pacifica
- agave speciesAgave pichumetl
Agave Potatorum (tobalá) Agave rhodacantha- agave speciesAgave rhodacantha var. mexicano
Agave salmiana- agave speciesAgave salmiana crassispina
Agave salmiana var. ferox Agave scaposa- agave speciesAgave seemanniana