Agave antillarum
Fox Tail Agave
Agave attenuata
Salm-Dyck Species
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- Botanical name
- Agave attenuata
- Also known as
- Fox Tail Agave
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Fox Tail Agave
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Agave attenuata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Agave attenuata var. compacta
Agave attenuata var. latifolia
Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata
Agave attenuata var. subundulata
Agave glaucescens
Ghiesbreghtia mollis
Others in Agave
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