Asparagaceae
Rough century plant
Agave asperrima
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 山丘龙舌兰, 糙叶龙舌兰
- English
- Rough century plant
Synonyms
- Agave asperrima var. asperrima
- Agave scabra Salm-Dyck
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Cecilia Sánchez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brian Huber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raúl Ernestoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luc Wyn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.