Asparagaceae

Agave horrida Lem. ex Jacobi

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave

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Agave horrida (Agave horrida) — FlowerPhoto: Ignacio March Mifsut, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: أغاف أشوك
arz: اغاف اشوك
Chinese: 大齿龙舌兰

Synonyms

Agave desmetiana Baker
Agave gilbeyi Haage & Schmid ex Regel
Agave horrida var. laevior Jacobi
Agave horrida var. micracantha Baker
Agave regeliana Baker

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ignacio March Mifsut, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Megan Hansen from Portland, OR, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sandino Guerrero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martha Gonzalez Herrera, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.