Asparagaceae

Utah agave

Agave utahensis Engelm.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave

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Utah agave: Photo of Agave utahensis in Calico Basin west of Las Vegas, Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: أجاف يوتاهنسس
arz: اجاف يوتاهنسس
Chinese: 青瓷炉
English: Utah agave
Russian: Агава ютская
Slovenian: Utaška agava
Ukrainian: Агава ютаензис, Агава ютська

Synonyms

Agave haynaldii var. utahensis (Engelm.) N.Terracc.
Agave newberryi Engelm.
Agave scaphoidea Greenm. & Ronst.
Agave utahensis var. utahensis

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

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: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.