Asparagaceae
Coastal agave
Agave shawii
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (5)
- arz
- اجاف شاوى
- Chinese
- 猿田彥龍舌蘭, 肖伯纳龙舌兰
- Czech
- Agáve Shawova
- English
- Coastal agave
- Finnish
- Kalifornianagaave
Synonyms
- Agave shawii var. shawii
Flowers
- In flower
- November to March (from 255 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Lauren Chronister, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Maldonado de la Torre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judson Collins, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carl Howard-Morton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ian McFaul, CC BY 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.