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 been naturalized in many regions, including parts of the Caribbean, South America, Mediterranean Sea, Africa, Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, and Australia.

Agave Americana Media

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  Tools used to obtain agave's ixtle fibers, at the Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, D.F.

• On the Mediterranean island of Crete, Greece

• Maguey Agave blossoms at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

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  'Marginata', a variegated cultivar

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  A picture of the Century Plant (Agave americana 'Medio-Picta'). Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden where it was identified.*