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Agave nizandensis is a small, rare agave from a restricted area of Oaxaca, southern Mexico, forming a basal rosette of dark green, spine-tipped leaves. Grow it like other agaves: full sun, fast-draining soil, and infrequent watering.
Agave nizandensis is a relatively small member of the genus Agave, in the family Asparagaceae. It is rare species endemic to a small region in the State of Oaxaca in southern Mexico.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave nizandensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
