Agave tequilana Agave tequilana Agave tequilana, commonly called blue agave () or tequila agave, is an agave plant that is an important economic product of Jalisco, Mexico, due to its role as the base ingredient of tequila, a popular distilled beverage. The high production of sugars, mostly fructose, in the core of the plant is the main characteristic that makes it suitable for the preparation of alcoholic beverages. The tequila agave is native to the states of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Aguascalientes in Mexico. The plant favors altitudes of more than and grows in rich and sandy soils. Blue agave plants grow
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