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|familia=Agavaceae
|genus=Agave
|species=attenuata
|common_name=lion's tail,swan's neck, foxtail
|habit=cacti-succulent
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Min ht metric=ft
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|Max ht metric=ft
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|Min wd box=24
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=60
|Max wd metric=in
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|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=orange, yellow
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|image=Agave_attenuata-IMG_0269_hunt07.jpg
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|image_caption=Agave attenuata
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'''''Agave attenuata''''' is a species of [[agave]] sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateau of central [[Mexico]], as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens.

The stems typically range from 50 to 150 cm (20–60 in) in length, and eventually old leaves fall off, leaving them naked and visible. The leaves are ovate-accuminate, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) long and 12–16 cm (5–6 in) wide, pale in color, ranging from a light gray to a light yellowish green. There are no teeth, nor terminal spines, although the leaves taper to points that fray with age. The inflorescence is a dense [[raceme]] 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) high, with greenish-yellow flowers.

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Image:Agave_attenuata-boutin_blue-IMG_0259_hunt07.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
Image:Agave attenuata Pot 2250px.jpg|''Agave attenuata''
Image:Agave_attenuata_flower_stem.jpg|Flower stem closeup
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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