Agave The fibers are used to make rope, the leaves are used to line baking pits, and the sharp pointed leaf tips are used to make basketry awls. Agave Agave (, , ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Some agave species are also native to tropical areas of South America. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies (see semelparity). Some species are known by the name "century plant". "Agave tequilana", agave azul or blue agave, is used in the production of tequila.
Agave × arizonica also more cylindrical flowers. Its flowers are yellow, with 10-20 per cluster, each up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long. Agave × arizonica Agave" × "arizonica is a rare plant, endemic to Arizona. It is a hybrid between two species of "Agave" in the family Asparagaceae, "A. chrysantha" and "A. toumeyana" var. "bella". It was discovered in the 1960s near a summit of the New River Mountains, near the Maricopa-Yavapai county line north of Phoenix, Arizona. "Agave" × "arizonica" is a small plant about 30 cm high and 40 cm broad. Although similar to "Agave utahensis", it has distinct differences