Agave young flower stalk. Agave nectar (also called agave syrup), a sweetener derived from the sap, is used as an alternative to sugar in cooking, and can be added to breakfast cereals as a binding agent. The sap of "A. americana" and other species is used in Mexico and Mesoamerica to produce "pulque", an alcoholic beverage. The flower shoot is cut out and the sap collected and subsequently fermented. By distillation, a spirit called "mezcal" is prepared; one of the best-known forms of mezcal is tequila. When dried and cut in slices, the flowering stem forms natural razor strops, and the
Agave margaritae to five mm long and .5 mm thick. The Species description was published in 1889 by Townshend Stith Brandegee. A synonym of this species is "Agave connochaetoden" Trel. "Agave margaritae" is a representative of the genus "Agave". It is under domiciled in Baja California Peninsula and differentiated through leaf and flower structure characteristics. The species is related to "Agave vizcainoensis". "Agave margaritae" is cultivated in Huntington Botanic Garden in San Marino, California. Agave margaritae Agave margaritae is a species of plant from the Agave genus. Its common name in English is "Magdalena Island Agave". The plant is endemic to Baja