Agave guiengola
Agave guiengola is a large, evergreen succulent flowering plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, and is endemic to the State of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. It grows on limestone slopes at an elevation between above sea level. The species name guiengola refers to Cerro Guiengola, the mountain where the species was first discovered.Description
Agave guiengola reach a diameter of. The leaves are thick, broad, whitish-green to bluish-colored, ovate to lanceolate, irregularly arranged, about long and wide. The dark brown margins of the leaves are densely toothed. The year-old slender inflorescence is high in nature, though heights exceeding have been observed in botanical gardens outside of its native habitat. The pale yellow to white colored flowers are long and appear in clumps near the base. The fruits are elongated, brown capsules long. The flowering period extends from February to March.