List of Agave species
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This is a list of species, varieties and cultivars of genus Agave.
A
- Agave aboriginum
- Agave abortiva
- Agave abrupta
- Agave acicularis
- Agave acklinicola
- Agave affinis
- Agave × ajoensis = Agave schottii var. schottii × Agave deserti var. simplex
- Agave aktites
- Agave albescens
- Agave albomarginata
- Agave alibertii
- Agave aloides
- Agave amaniensis
- Agave americana L. – American Agave, American Century Plant, Century Plant, Maguey americano
- Agave americana var. americana
- Agave americana var. expansa
- Agave americana var. latifolia
- Agave americana var. marginata
- Agave americana var. medio-picta
- Agave americana var. oaxacensis
- Agave americana var. striata
- Agave americana ssp. protamericana
- Agave angustiarum
- Agave angustifolia Haw. – Century plant, Maguey espad n
- Agave angustissima
- Agave anomala
- Agave antillarum
- Agave antillarum var. grammontensis
- Agave applanata
- Agave arizonica Gentry & J.H. Weber – Arizona Agave, Arizona Century Plant
- Agave arubensis
- Agave aspera
- Agave asperrima Jacobi – Maguey spero, Rough Century Plant
- Agave atrovirens
- Agave atrovirens var. mirabilis
- Agave attenuata – Swan's Neck Agave, Dragon Tree Agave, Foxtail Agave
- Agave aurea
- Agave avellanidens
B
- Agave bahamana
- Agave bakeri
- Agave banlan
- Agave barbadensis
- Agave baxteri
- Agave bergeri
- Agave bernhardi
- Agave boldinghiana
- Agave bollii
- Agave botterii
- Agave bouchei
- Agave bourgaei
- Agave bovicornuta – Cowhorn Agave
- Agave braceana
- Agave brachystachys
- Agave bracteosa – Squid Agave
- Agave brandegeei
- Agave brauniana
- Agave breedlovei
- Agave brevipetala
- Agave breviscapa
- Agave brevispina
- Agave brittonia
- Agave bromeliaefolia
- Agave brunnea
- Agave bulbifera
C
- Agave cacozela
- Agave cajalbanensis
- Agave calderoni
- Agave calodonta
- Agave campanulata
- Agave cantala Roxb. – cantala, Maguey de la India (supplies Manila-Maquey fiber)
- Agave capensis
- Agave carchariodonta
- Agave caribaea
- Agave caribiicola
- Agave carminis
- Agave caroli-schmidtii
- Agave caymanensis (known as Corato in the Cayman Islands)
- Agave celsii
- Agave cernua
- Agave cerulata
- Agave cerulata ssp. subcerulata
- Agave chiapensis (syn. Agave polyacantha)
- Agave chihuahuana
- Agave chinensis
- Agave chisosensis
- Agave chloracantha
- Agave chrysantha Peebles – Golden Flowered Agave, Golden Flower Century Plant
- Agave chrysoglossa
- Agave coccinea
- Agave cocui
- Agave coespitosa
- Agave colimana
- Agave collina
- Agave colorata – Mescal ceniza
- Agave compacta
- Agave complicata
- Agave compluviata
- Agave concinna
- Agave congesta
- Agave conjuncta
- Agave connochaetodon
- Agave consociata
- Agave convallis
- Agave corderoyi
- Agave costaricana
- Agave cucullata
- Agave cundinamarcensis
- Agave cupreata
D
- Agave dasyliriodes
- Agave datylio
- Agave davilloni
- Agave de-meesteriana
- Agave dealbata
- Agave deamiana
- Agave debilis
- Agave decaisneana
- Agave decipiens Baker – False Sisal
- Agave delamateri W.C. Hodgson & L. Slauson
- Agave densiflora
- Agave dentiens
- Agave deserti Engelm. – Desert Century Plant, Desert Agave, Maguey de Desierto
- Agave deserti ssp. simplex
- Agave desmettiana Jacobi – Dwarf Century Plant, Smooth Agave (syn. A. miradorensis)
- Agave diacantha
- Agave difformis
- Agave disceptata
- Agave disjuncta
- Agave dissimulans
- Agave donnell-smithii
- Agave durangensis
- Agave dussiana
E
- Agave eborispina
- Agave echinoïdes
- Agave eduardi
- Agave eggersiana Trel. – Eggers' Century Plant, St. Croix Agave
- Agave ehrenbergii
- Agave eichlami
- Agave ekmani
- Agave elizae
- Agave ellemeetiana
- Agave endlichiana
- Agave engelmanni
- Agave entea
- Agave erosa
- Agave evadens
- Agave excelsa
- Agave expatriata
F
- Agave falcata
- Agave falcata var. espadina
- Agave falcata var. microcarpa
- Agave felgeri – Mescalito
- Agave felina
- Agave fenzliana
- Agave ferdinandi-regis
- Agave filifera – Thread-leaf Agave
- Agave filifera subsp. microceps
- Agave flaccida
- Agave flaccifolia
- Agave flavovirens
- Agave flexispina
- Agave fortiflora
- Agave fourcroydes Lemaire – Henequen, Maguey Henequen, Mexican Sisal (supplies henequen fiber)
- Agave fourcroydes var. espiculata
- Agave fragrantissima
- Agave franceschiana
- Agave franzosinii
- Agave friderici
- Agave funifera
- Agave funkiana – Ixtle de Jaumave (syn. Agave lophanta)
G
- Agave galeottei
- Agave garciae-mendozae
- Agave geminiflora
- Agave geminiflora var. filifera
- Agave gentryi
- Agave ghiesbrechtii
- Agave glabra
- Agave glaucescens
- Agave goeppertiana
- Agave glomeruliflora (Engelm.) Berger – Chisos Mountain Century Plant, Maguey del Bravo
- Agave gracilipes Trel. – Maguey de pastizal, Slimfoot Century Plant
- Agave gracilis
- Agave grandibracteata
- Agave granulosa
- Agave grenadina
- Agave grijalvensis
- Agave grisea
- Agave guadalajarana – Maguey chato
- Agave guatemalensis
- Agave guedeneyri
- Agave guiengola
- Agave gutierreziana
- Agave guttata
- Agave gypsophila
H
- Agave hanburii
- Agave harrisii
- Agave hartmani
- Agave haseloffii
- Agave hauniensis
- Agave havardiana Trel. – Havard's Century Plant, Chisos Agave, Maguey de Havard
- Agave haynaldi
- Agave henriquesii
- Agave hexapetala
- Agave hiemiflora
- Agave hookeri
- Agave horizontalis
- Agave horrida
- Agave houghii
- Agave huachucaensis, Huachuca Agave, a.k.a. Agave parryi var. huachucensis
- Agave huehueteca
- Agave humboldtiana
- Agave hurteri
I
- Agave impressa
- Agave inaequidens
- Agave inaguensis
- Agave indagatorum
- Agave ingens
- Agave inopinabilis
- Agave integrifolia
- Agave intermixta
- Agave intrepida
- Agave isthmensis
J
K
L
- Agave lagunae
- Agave langlassei
- Agave laticincta
- Agave latifolia
- Agave laurentiana
- Agave laxa
- Agave laxifolia
- Agave lechuguilla Torr. – Agave lechuguilla, Lecheguilla, Lechuguilla, Maguey lechuguilla (syn. Agave heteracantha)
- Agave lemairei
- Agave lempana
- Agave lespinassei
- Agave lindleyi
- Agave littaeaoides
- Agave longipes
- Agave longisepala
- Agave lophantha Schiede – Maguey mezortillo, Thorncrest Century Plant
- Agave lurida
M
- Agave macrantha
- Agave macroculmis (= Agave gentryi) – Hardy Century Plant
- Agave maculata
- Agave madagascariensis
- Agave mapisaga
- Agave margaritae
- Agave marmorata
- Agave martiana
- Agave maximiliana
- Agave maximowicziana
- Agave mayoensis
- Agave mckelveyana Gentry – Mckelvey Agave, McKelvey's Century Plant
- Agave medioxima
- Agave megalacantha
- Agave melanacantha
- Agave melliflua
- Agave mexicana
- Agave micracantha
- Agave millspaughii
- Agave minarum
- Agave mirabilis See Agave atrovirens var. mirabilis
- Agave missionum Trel. – Corita
- Agave mitis
- Agave monostachya
- Agave montana
- Agave montserratensis
- Agave moranii
- Agave morrisii
- Agave muilmanni
- Agave mulfordiana
- Agave multifilifera
- Agave multiflora
- Agave multilineata
- Agave murpheyi F. Gibson – Maguey Bandeado, Murphey Agave, Murphey's Century Plant, Hohokam Agave
N
- Agave nashii
- Agave nayaritensis
- Agave neglecta Small – Wild Century Plant
- Agave nelsoni
- Agave nevadensis
- Agave nevidis
- Agave newberyi
- Agave nickelsi
- Agave nissoni
- Agave nizandensis – Dwarf Octopus Agave
- Agave noli-tangere
O
- Agave obducta
- Agave oblongata
- Agave obscura
- Agave ocahui
- Agave ocahui var. longifolia
- Agave offoyana
- Agave oligophylla
- Agave oliverana
- Agave opacidens
- Agave orcuttiana
- Agave ornithobroma – Maguey pajarito
- Agave oroensis
- Agave ovatifolia
- Agave oweni
P
- Agave pachyacantha
- Agave pachycentra
- Agave pacifica
- Agave pallida
- Agave palmaris
- Agave palmeri Engelm. – Maguey de tlalcoyote, Palmer Agave, Palmer Century Plant, Palmer's Century Plant
- Agave pampaniniana
- Agave panamana
- Agave papyriocarpa
- Agave parryi Engelm. – Mezcal yapavai, Parry Agave, Parry's Agave
- Agave parryi var. truncata
- Agave parvidentata
- Agave parviflora Torr. – Maguey sbari, Smallflower Agave, Smallflower Century Plant, Little Princess Agave
- Agave parviflora subsp. flexiflora
- Agave patonii
- Agave paucifolia
- Agave paupera
- Agave pavoliniana
- Agave peacockii
- Agave pedrosana
- Agave pedunculifera
- Agave pelona – Bald Agave
- Agave perplexans
- Agave pes-mulae
- Agave petiolata
- Agave petrophila
- Agave phillipsiana
- Agave picta
- Agave planera
- Agave polianthiflora
- Agave polianthoides
- Agave portoricensis Trel. – Puerto Rico Century Plant
- Agave potatorum – Drunkard Agave
- Agave potosina
- Agave potrerana
- Agave prainiana
- Agave promontorii
- Agave prostrata
- Agave protuberans
- Agave pruinosa
- Agave pseudotequilana
- Agave pugioniformis
- Agave pulcherrima
- Agave pulchra
- Agave pumila
- Agave punctata
- Agave purpurea
- Agave purpusorum
- Agave pygmae
Q
R
- Agave ragusae
- Agave rasconensis
- Agave regia
- Agave revoluta
- Agave rhodacantha
- Agave rigida
- Agave roezliana
- Agave rudis
- Agave rupicola
- Agave rupicola var. brevifolia
- Agave rupicola var. longifolia
- Agave rupicola var. rubridentata
- Agave rutteniae
- Agave rzedowskiana
S
- Agave salmdyckii
- Agave salmiana – Pulque, Maguey, Maguey de montaña (syn. Agave atrovirens)
- Agave salmiana var. angustifolia
- Agave salmiana var. cochlearis
- Agave samalana
- Agave sartorii
- Agave scaphoidea
- Agave scaposa
- Agave scheuermaniana
- Agave schildigera
- Agave schneideriana
- Agave schottii Engelm. – Maguey puercoesp n, Schott Agave, Schott's Century Plant, Shindagger, Leather Agave
- Agave schottii var. serrulata
- Agave scolymus
- Agave scolymus var. polymorpha
- Agave sebastiana
- Agave seemanniana
- Agave seemanniana var. perscabra
- Agave serrulata
- Agave sessiliflora
- Agave shaferi
- Agave shawii Engelm. – Coastal Agave, Maguey primavera
- Agave shrevei
- Agave shrevei ssp. magna
- Agave shrevei ssp. matapensis
- Agave sicaefolia
- Agave simoni
- Agave sisalana Perrine – Maguey de Sisal, Sisal, Sisal Hemp (syn. Furcraea sisaliana)
- Agave sleviniana
- Agave smithiana
- Agave sobolifera
- Agave sobolifera f. spinidentata
- Agave sobria
- Agave sobria ssp. frailensis
- Agave sordida
- Agave striata
- Agave striata var. mesae
- Agave stricta
- Agave stringens
- Agave subinermis
- Agave subsimplex
- Agave subtilis
- Agave subzonata
- Agave sullivani
T
- Agave tecta
- Agave tenuifolia
- Agave tenuispina
- Agave teopiscana
- Agave tequilana A. Weber – Mezcal azul tequilero, Tequila Agave, Weber Blue Agave (gives tequila)
- Agave terraccianoi
- Agave theometel
- Agave thomasae
- Agave thomsoniana
- Agave tigrina
- Agave titanota
- Agave todaroi
- Agave toneliana
- Agave tortispina
- Agave toumeyana Trel. – Toumey Agave, Toumey's Century Plant
- Agave toumeyana var. bella
- Agave trankeera
- Agave troubetskoyana
- Agave tubulata
- Agave tubulata ssp. brevituba
U
- Agave underwoodii
- Agave unguiculata
- Agave utahensis Engelm. – Utah Agave
- Agave utahensis var. discreta
- Agave utahensis var. nevadensis – Clark Mountain agave
V
- Agave van-grolae
- Agave vandervinneni
- Agave ventum-versa
- Agave vernae
- Agave verschaffeltii
- Agave vestita
- Agave vicina
- Agave victoriae-reginae – Queen Victoria's Agave
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. dentata
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. latifolia
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. longifolia
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. longispina
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. ornata
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. stolonifera
- Agave victoriae-reginae f. viridis
- Agave victoriae-reginae ssp. swobodae
- Agave vilmoriniana Berger – Octopus Agave
- Agave viridissima
- Agave vivipara
- Agave vivipara var. cabaiensis
- Agave vivipara var. cuebensis
- Agave vizcainoensis
W
- Agave wallisii
- Agave warelliana
- Agave washingtonensis
- Agave watsoni
- Agave weberi Cels ex Poisson – Maguey liso, Weber's Century Plant, Weber Agave
- Agave weingartii
- Agave wendtii
- Agave wercklei
- Agave wiesenbergensis
- Agave wightii
- Agave wildingii
- Agave winteriana
- Agave wislizeni
- Agave wocomahi
- Agave woodrowi
- Agave wrightii
X-Z
- Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck – Century Plant, Maguey diente de tiburn
- Agave yaquiana
- Agave yuccaefolia
- Agave yuccifolia var. caespitosa
- Agave zapupe
- Agave zebra
- Agave zonata
- Agave zuccarinii
References
- Wikipedia list of Agave species
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
- New Royal Horticulture Society Dictionary of Gardening, 1992
