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Agave was the eldest daughter of Cadmus, the king and founder of the city of Thebes, Greece, and of the goddess Harmonia. Her sisters were Autonoë, Ino and Semele, and her brother was Polydorus. [3] Agave married Echion, one of the five Spartoi, and was the mother of Pentheus, a king of Thebes, and Epirus .
Agave theometelZuccagni. Agave variegataSteud. Agave virginicaMill. 1768, non L. 1753. Agave zonataTrel. 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.
The plant generally gets more toxic with maturity, with the exception of the berries (which have significant toxicity even while green). Pieris japonica: Japanese pieris Ericaceae: The plant is poisonous if consumed by people or animals. Plumeria spp. frangipani Apocynaceae: Contact with the milky latex may irritate eyes and skin. [citation needed]
Agave leaves store the plant's water and are crucial to its continued existence. The coated leaf surface prevents evaporation. The leaves also have sharp, spiked edges. The spikes discourage predators from eating the plant or using it as a source of water and are so tough that ancient peoples used them for sewing needles. The sap is acidic ...
Agave victoriae-reginae f. nickelsii Trel. Agave victoriae-reginae, the Queen Victoria agave or royal agave, is a small species of succulent flowering perennial plant, noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves, and popular as an ornamental. This agave is highly variable in form, but in general the rosettes are small and ...
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.
Engelm. Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico . The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip. One of the distinguishing features is that the point on the tip ...
Young stylish woman sitting opposite an old green turquoise door with shadows from leaves and flowers in a seaside town during a summer trip to Europe, Greece or France. Portrait of modern ...