Bromeliaceae
Texas false agave
Hechtia texensis
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Hechtia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas false agave
Synonyms
- Hechtia scariosa L.B.Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bocabroms, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adrienne van den Beemt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, 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.