Pictured is <i>Agave americana</i> as commonly grown in greenhouses. It is the yellow margined form.

Agave Americana

Pictured is Agave americana as commonly grown in greenhouses. It is the yellow margined form.

The leaves of <i>Agave americana</i> are smooth, gray, and lance shaped. The plant has moderately large gray prickles.

Agave Americana in Flower

The leaves of Agave americana are smooth, gray, and lance shaped. The plant has moderately large gray…

<i>Agave angustissima</i> is a closely allied form with agave schidigera. The leaves are often narrow and reddened. The flowers are stalked.

Agave Angustissima

Agave angustissima is a closely allied form with agave schidigera. The leaves are often narrow and reddened.…

The trunk of <i>Agave attenuate</i> is four to five feet. The trunk is sometimes prostrate.

Agave Attenuata

The trunk of Agave attenuate is four to five feet. The trunk is sometimes prostrate.

The inflorescence of agave attenuata is five to ten feet long. The flowers are paired, about two inches.

Flowers of Agave Attenuata

The inflorescence of agave attenuata is five to ten feet long. The flowers are paired, about two inches.

The leaves of <i>Agave franzosinii</i> are lance shaped, roughish, and white. The leaves are also have a large, narrowly grooved spine and dark or gray prickles.

Agave Franzosinii

The leaves of Agave franzosinii are lance shaped, roughish, and white. The leaves are also have a large,…

Also known as Yucca schottii. A branch from the Hoary Yucca, a species of plant from the agave family.

Branch of Hoary Yucca

Also known as Yucca schottii. A branch from the Hoary Yucca, a species of plant from the agave family.

Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. (The term may refer either to the plant or the fiber, depending on context.) It is not really a variety of hemp, but named so because hemp was for centuries a major source for fiber, so other fibers were sometimes named after it.

Sisal Hemp

Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. (The term…

Also known as Yucca gloriosa. The branch of a Spanish Dagger plant, part of the agave family.

Branch of Spanish Dagger

Also known as Yucca gloriosa. The branch of a Spanish Dagger plant, part of the agave family.

Also known as Yucca treculeana. The branch of a Texas Bayonette, a species of perennial shrubs in the agave family.

Branch of Texas Bayonette

Also known as Yucca treculeana. The branch of a Texas Bayonette, a species of perennial shrubs in the…

A branch of Yucca arborescens, a species in the agave family.

Branch of Yucca Arborescens

A branch of Yucca arborescens, a species in the agave family.

The branch of a Yucca macrocarpa, a species of agave plant.

Branch of Yucca Macrocarpa

The branch of a Yucca macrocarpa, a species of agave plant.

The branch and fruit of a Yucca mohavensis, a species of plant from the agave family.

Branch of Yucca Mohavensis

The branch and fruit of a Yucca mohavensis, a species of plant from the agave family.

The branch of a Yucca Radiosa, a species of perennial shrub from the agave family.

Branch of Yucca Radiosa

The branch of a Yucca Radiosa, a species of perennial shrub from the agave family.