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Agave margaritae

Agave margaritae
Photo: Carl Howard-Morton, CC0
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Mexico (Baja California Sur)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Agave margaritae is a species of monocarpic succulent plant in the genus Agave commonly known as the Santa Margarita agave. It is endemic to the islands of Santa Margarita and Magdalena in the Magdalena Bay in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to Baja California Sur state in northwestern Mexico. It is endemic to Magdelena Island (type locality) and Isla Santa Margarita in the Magdalena Bay on the Pacific coast of the state. It is associated with Echinocereus barthelowanus.

Other Agave plants

Agave abisaii · Agave americana var. franzosini · American century plant · Century plant · Agave anomala · Agave arcedianoensis · Arizona century plant · Maguey · Fox Tail Agave · Cow's Horn Agave · Agave brittoniana · Cayman Agave

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave margaritae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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