List of Agave species

This is a list of species, varieties and cultivars of genus Agave.

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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

• Agave jaiboli
• Agave jarucoensis

K

• Agave karatto
• Agave kellermaniana
• Agave kerchovei
• Agave kewensis
• Agave kirchneriana

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

• Agave quadrata
• Agave quiotifera

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