Asparagaceae
Lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- اجاف ليتشجيلا
- Chinese
- 白肋龙舌兰
- English
- Lechuguilla, Lecheguilla agave
- German
- Ixtlefaser
- Hebrew
- מערת לצ'וגייה
- Japanese
- レチュギヤ
- nah
- Zacametl
Synonyms
- Agave heteracantha Jacobi
- Agave lophantha var. tamaulipasana A.Berger
- Agave multilineata Baker
- Agave poselgeri Salm-Dyck
- Agave univittata var. tamaulipasana (A.Berger) Jacobson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, 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.