Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Agave americana L.

AGAVACEAE

century plant, american agave

Unknown, Minor problem species

Origin: Central and North America

Growth Form: Shrub

Plant Description: robust perennial with giant rosettes of stiff, spine-tipped leaves, with numerous teeth (to 1cm long) along their margins. The flowers are carried on stems up to 7m tall and are produced in summer, with plants flowering only once then dying soon after. It forms thickets by suckering

Key Features: spines on the margins of its leaves (c.f A. sisalana)

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