Asparagaceae

Agave macroacantha Zucc.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave

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Agave macroacantha: Agave macroacantha at the University of California Botanical Garden , Berkeley, California — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: اجاف ماكروكانثا
Chinese: 八荒殿
Russian: Агава широкоокаймленная
Ukrainian: Агава великоколючкова, Агава макроаканта

Synonyms

Agave besseriana De Smet ex Jacobi
Agave concinna Lem.
Agave flavescens Salm-Dyck
Agave flavescens var. macroacantha (Zucc.) Jacobi
Agave integrifolia Baker
Agave linearis Jacobi
Agave macroacantha var. integrifolia Trel.
Agave oligophylla Baker
Agave pugioniformis Zucc.
Agave subfalcata Jacobi
Agave sudburyensis Baker

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ruthven, CC0, 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: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, 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.