Agave scabra

Agave scabra (synonym Manfreda scabra), also known as rough leaved agave, is a member of the subfamily Agavoideae.^[1][2]

Agave scabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Agave
Species:	A. scabra
Binomial name
Agave scabra Ortega[1]
Synonyms[1]
Agave brachystachys Cav. Agave humilis M.Roem. Agave langlassei André Agave oliveriana (Rose) A.Berger Agave polianthoides M.Roem. Agave polyanthoides Schltdl. & Cham. Agave saponaria Lindl. Agave sessiliflora Hemsl. Agave spicata DC., nom. illeg. Manfreda brachystachys (Cav.) Rose Manfreda malinaltenangensis Matuda Manfreda oliveriana Rose Manfreda scabra (Ortega) McVaugh Manfreda sessiliflora (Hemsl.) Matuda Polianthes brachystachys (Cav.) Shinners Polianthes oliveriana (Rose) Shinners

Description

Agave scabra has rosettes growing 0.7–1 metre (2.3–3.3 ft) in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in width.^[2] It is similar in form to many other agaves. The rosettes are suckering.

The glaucous bluish-green leaves are mostly reflexed and rough (like sand-paper). The inflorescence is up to 4.5 metres (15 ft) in height, with yellow flowers during the summer.^[2]

Distribution

It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert and surrounding regions, in northeastern Mexico and Texas.^[2] It grows at elevations of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft).^[2]