Asparagaceae
Desert agave
Agave deserti
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- أغاف صحراوي
- arz
- اغاف صحراوى
- Chinese
- 沙漠龙舌兰
- English
- Desert agave, Century Plant or Maguey, Mescal, Century Plant
Synonyms
- Agave deserti subsp. deserti
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.