Agavaceae
The Agave Family
Agaves (noble) grow in the southwestern deserts in a bit warmer situations than those favored by the yuccas. Yuccas are now a genus of the agaves. The agaves illustrated herein were growing in southern New Mexico or southern Arizona.
| Agave | lechuguilla
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| Agave lechuguilla, here prolific on limestone and dolomite slopes on the west slopes of the Franklin Mountain near El Paso, Texas. | |||||
glauca
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| Yucca glauca. Soapweed Yucca, growing at San Luis Lakes State Park, Colorado. Yucca glauca often grows with Yucca baccata though Yucca baccata prefers warmer climates. | |||||
