Asparagaceae
False sisal
Agave decipiens
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- باهرة مضللة
- arz
- باهره مضلله
- Chinese
- 三角龙舌兰
- English
- False sisal
Synonyms
- Agave laxifolia Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Megan Hansen, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katherine Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Malcom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.