Asparagaceae

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana Perrine

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave

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Sisal hemp (Agave sisalana) — FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: باهرة عمانية
English: Sisal hemp

Synonyms

Agave amaniensis Trel. & Nowell
Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
Agave rigida var. sisaliana (Perrine) Engelm.
Agave segurae D.Guillot & P.Van der Meer
Agave sisalana f. armata (Trel.) Trel.
Agave sisalana var. armata Trel.

Flowers

In flower: February, April to June, August, November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Omzo93, 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.