Century Plants

agave

Summary 5

Agave (US: /əˈɡɑːviː/, UK: /əˈɡeɪviː/, Anglo-Hispanic: /əˈɡɑːveɪ/) is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies (see semelparity). Some species are known by the name century plant.

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  1. (c) AgriLife Today, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/agrilifetoday/14741146204/
  2. (c) Alvesgaspar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agave_July_2011-1.jpg
  3. (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agave_attenuata_002.JPG
  4. (c) Roger Culos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agave_attenuata_MHNT.BOT.2009.7.9.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave

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