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Agave ( / əˈɡɑːvi /; also UK: / əˈɡeɪvi /; [ 3] Anglo-Hispanic, also US: / əˈɡɑːveɪ /) [ 4] is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. [ 5]
Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, [5] maguey, or American aloe, [6] is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas.
Agave subtilis Trel. Agave tequilana, commonly called blue Weber agave ( agave azul) or tequila agave, is an agave plant that is an important economic product of Jalisco state of Mexico, due to its role as the base ingredient of tequila, a popular distilled beverage. The high production of agavins (branched oligosaccharides composed mostly of ...
Today, Woolf has about 400,000 plants that he shipped in from Mexico — tequila’s Agave Tequilana and mezcal’s Agave Espadin — on about 340 acres, some of them visible from Interstate 5 on ...
Agave gracielae Galvan & Zamudio – Mexico (Querétaro) Agave gracilipes Trel. – Maguey de pastizal, Slimfoot Century Plant - Chihuahua, southern New Mexico, western Texas. Agave gracillima A.Berger – Mexico (Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit) Agave graminifolia (Rose) Govaerts & Thiede – NE.
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. [1] The group includes many well-known desert and dry-zone types, such as the agaves and yuccas (including the Joshua tree ). About 640 species are placed in around 23 genera; [2 ...
Method: Mix all ingredients into a mixing glass full of ice cubes. Stir for about 20-30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with orange peel and a little grated nutmeg. Show ...
Agave filifera, the thread agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Central Mexico from Querétaro to Mexico State. It is a small or medium-sized succulent plant that forms stemless rosette up to 3 feet (91 cm) across and up to 2 feet (61 cm) tall. The leaves are dark green to a bronzish-green in color and ...