Agave Species
A botanical encyclopedia of every agave species behind mezcal, tequila, raicilla, bacanora, and other Mexican distilled spirits — taxonomy, distribution, and the labels each one produces.
295 species catalogued
Agave / ajoensis
Agave / ajoensis
Agave / arizonica
Agave / arizonica
Agave / glomeruliflora
Agave / glomeruliflora
Agave / pumila
Agave / pumila
Agave abisaii
Agave abisaii
Agave acicularis
Agave acicularis
Agave acklinicola
Agave acklinicola
Agave aktites
Agave aktites
Agave albescens
Agave albescens
Agave alboaustralis
Agave alboaustralis
Agave albomarginata
Agave albomarginata
Agave albopilosa
Agave albopilosa
Agave amica
Agave amica
Agave andreae
Agave andreae
Agave angustiarum
Agave angustiarum
Agave anomala
Agave anomala
Agave antillarum
Agave antillarum
Agave apedicellata
Agave apedicellata
Agave applanata
Agave applanata
Agave arcedianoensis
Agave arcedianoensis
Agave arubensis
Agave arubensis
Agave attenuata
Agave attenuata
Agave aurea
Agave aurea
Agave avellanidens
Agave avellanidens
Agave azurea
Agave azurea
Agave bahamana
Agave bahamana
Agave beaulueriana
Agave beaulueriana
Agave bicolor
Agave bicolor
Agave boldinghiana
Agave boldinghiana
Agave boscii
Agave boscii
Agave braceana
Agave braceana
Agave bracteosa
Agave bracteosa
Agave brevipetala
Agave brevipetala
Agave brevispina
Agave brevispina
Agave brittoniana
Agave brittoniana
Agave brunnea
Agave brunnea
Agave bulbulifera
Agave bulbulifera
Agave bulliana
Agave bulliana
Agave cacozela
Agave cacozela
Agave cajalbanensis
Agave cajalbanensis
Agave calodonta
Agave calodonta
Agave cantala
Agave cantala
Agave capensis
Agave capensis
Agave caribaeicola
Agave caribaeicola
Agave caymanensis
Agave caymanensis
Agave cerulata
Agave cerulata
Agave chamelensis
Agave chamelensis
Agave chazaroi
Agave chazaroi
Agave chiapensis
Agave chiapensis
Agave chrysantha
Agave chrysantha
Agave chrysoglossa
Agave chrysoglossa
Agave coetocapnia
Agave coetocapnia
Agave collina
Agave collina
Agave colorata
Agave colorata
Agave confertiflora
Agave confertiflora
Agave congesta
Agave congesta
Agave cremnophila
Agave cremnophila
Agave cryptica
Agave cryptica
Agave cundinamarcensis
Agave cundinamarcensis
Agave dasylirioides
Agave dasylirioides
Agave datylio
Agave datylio
Agave debilis
Agave debilis
Agave decipiens
Agave decipiens
Agave delamateri
Agave delamateri
Agave demeesteriana
Agave demeesteriana
Agave deserti
Agave deserti
Agave difformis
Agave difformis
Agave doctorensis
Agave doctorensis
Agave dolichantha
Agave dolichantha
Agave dussiana
Agave dussiana
Agave eggersiana
Agave eggersiana
Agave ehrenbergii
Agave ehrenbergii
Agave ellemeetiana
Agave ellemeetiana
Agave ensifera
Agave ensifera
Agave evadens
Agave evadens
Agave felgeri
Agave felgeri
Agave filifera
Agave filifera
Agave flexispina
Agave flexispina
Agave fortiflora
Agave fortiflora
Agave fourcroydes
Agave fourcroydes
Agave funkiana
Agave funkiana
Agave fusca
Agave fusca
Agave galvaniae
Agave galvaniae
Agave garciae-mendozae
Agave garciae-mendozae
Agave geminiflora
Agave geminiflora
Agave ghiesbreghtii
Agave ghiesbreghtii
Agave gigantensis
Agave gigantensis
Agave gilbertii
Agave gilbertii
Agave gomezpompae
Agave gomezpompae
Agave gracielae
Agave gracielae
Agave gracilipes
Agave gracilipes
Agave gracillima
Agave gracillima
Agave graminifolia
Agave graminifolia
Agave grisea
Agave grisea
Agave guadalajarana
Agave guadalajarana
Agave guerrerensis
Agave guerrerensis
Agave guiengola
Agave guiengola
Agave guttata
Agave guttata
Agave gypsophila
Agave gypsophila
Agave harrisii
Agave harrisii
Agave hauniensis
Agave hauniensis
Agave havardiana
Agave havardiana
Agave hiemiflora
Agave hiemiflora
Agave hookeri
Agave hookeri
Agave howardii
Agave howardii
Agave hurteri
Agave hurteri
Agave impressa
Agave impressa
Agave inaequidens
Agave inaequidens
Agave inaguensis
Agave inaguensis
Agave indagatorum
Agave indagatorum
Agave intermixta
Agave intermixta
Agave involuta
Agave involuta
Agave isthmensis
Agave isthmensis
Agave jaiboli
Agave jaiboli
Agave jaliscana
Agave jaliscana
Agave jarucoensis
Agave jarucoensis
Agave jimenoi
Agave jimenoi
Agave justosierrana
Agave justosierrana
Agave karatto
Agave karatto
Agave karwinskii
Agave karwinskii
Agave kavandivi
Agave kavandivi
Agave kewensis
Agave kewensis
Agave kristenii
Agave kristenii
Agave lagunae
Agave lagunae
Agave lecheguilla
Agave lecheguilla
Agave lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
Agave littoralis
Agave littoralis
Agave longibracteata
Agave longibracteata
Agave longiflora
Agave longiflora
Agave longipes
Agave longipes
Agave lopantha
Agave lopantha
Agave maculata
Agave maculata
Agave madrensis
Agave madrensis
Agave manantlanicola
Agave manantlanicola
Agave margaritae
Agave margaritae
Agave maria-patriciae
Agave maria-patriciae
Agave mckelveyana
Agave mckelveyana
Agave melanacantha
Agave melanacantha
Agave michoacana
Agave michoacana
Agave microceps
Agave microceps
Agave millspaughii
Agave millspaughii
Agave minor
Agave minor
Agave missionum
Agave missionum
Agave mitis
Agave mitis
Agave montium-sancticaroli
Agave montium-sancticaroli
Agave moranii
Agave moranii
Agave multicolor
Agave multicolor
Agave multifilifera
Agave multifilifera
Agave murpheyi
Agave murpheyi
Agave nanchititlensis
Agave nanchititlensis
Agave nashii
Agave nashii
Agave nayaritensis
Agave nayaritensis
Agave neglecta
Agave neglecta
Agave neocernua
Agave neocernua
Agave neonelsonii
Agave neonelsonii
Agave neopringlei
Agave neopringlei
Agave nickelsiae
Agave nickelsiae
Agave nizandensis
Agave nizandensis
Agave nuusaviorum
Agave nuusaviorum
Agave oaxacana
Agave oaxacana
Agave obscura
Agave obscura
Agave ocahui
Agave ocahui
Agave offoyana
Agave offoyana
Agave ornithobroma
Agave ornithobroma
Agave oroensis
Agave oroensis
Agave ortgiesiana
Agave ortgiesiana
Agave ovatifolia
Agave ovatifolia
Agave pablocarrilloi
Agave pablocarrilloi
Agave pachycentra
Agave pachycentra
Agave palmeri
Agave palmeri
Agave palustris
Agave palustris
Agave panamana
Agave panamana
Agave paniculata
Agave paniculata
Agave papyrocarpa
Agave papyrocarpa
Agave parrasana
Agave parrasana
Agave parryi
Agave parryi
Agave parva
Agave parva
Agave parvidentata
Agave parvidentata
Agave parviflora
Agave parviflora
Agave pax
Agave pax
Agave peacockii
Agave peacockii
Agave pelona
Agave pelona
Agave pendula
Agave pendula
Agave petiolata
Agave petiolata
Agave petrophila
Agave petrophila
Agave petskinil
Agave petskinil
Agave phillipsiana
Agave phillipsiana
Agave pintilla
Agave pintilla
Agave planifolia
Agave planifolia
Agave platyphylla
Agave platyphylla
Agave polianthes
Agave polianthes
Agave polianthiflora
Agave polianthiflora
Agave polyacantha
Agave polyacantha
Agave potosina
Agave potosina
Agave potreriana
Agave potreriana
Agave pratensis
Agave pratensis
Agave pringlei
Agave pringlei
Agave producta
Agave producta
Agave promontorii
Agave promontorii
Agave pubescens
Agave pubescens
Agave quilae
Agave quilae
Agave revoluta
Agave revoluta
Agave rosei
Agave rosei
Agave rovelliana
Agave rovelliana
Agave rutteniae
Agave rutteniae
Agave rzedowskiana
Agave rzedowskiana
Agave sanpedroensis
Agave sanpedroensis
Agave scabra
Agave scabra
Agave scaposa
Agave scaposa
Agave schidigera
Agave schidigera
Agave schneideriana
Agave schneideriana
Agave schottii
Agave schottii
Agave sebastiana
Agave sebastiana
Agave shaferi
Agave shaferi
Agave shawii
Agave shawii
Agave sileri
Agave sileri
Agave singuliflora
Agave singuliflora
Agave sisalana
Agave sisalana
Agave sobolifera
Agave sobolifera
Agave sobria
Agave sobria
Agave spicata
Agave spicata
Agave stictata
Agave stictata
Agave striata
Agave striata
Agave stricta
Agave stricta
Agave stringens
Agave stringens
Agave subsimplex
Agave subsimplex
Agave tecta
Agave tecta
Agave temacapulinensis
Agave temacapulinensis
Agave tenuifolia
Agave tenuifolia
Agave thomasiae
Agave thomasiae
Agave toumeyana
Agave toumeyana
Agave triangularis
Agave triangularis
Agave tubulata
Agave tubulata
Agave turneri
Agave turneri
Agave umbrophila
Agave umbrophila
Agave underwoodii
Agave underwoodii
Agave undulata
Agave undulata
Agave utahensis
Agave utahensis
Agave variegata
Agave variegata
Agave vera-cruz
Agave vera-cruz
Agave verdensis
Agave verdensis
Agave verhoekiae
Agave verhoekiae
Agave vicina
Agave vicina
Agave virginica
Agave virginica
Agave vivipara
Agave vivipara
Agave vizcainoensis
Agave vizcainoensis
Agave wallisii
Agave wallisii
Agave warelliana
Agave warelliana
Agave weberi
Agave weberi
Agave wendtii
Agave wendtii
Agave wercklei
Agave wercklei
Agave wildingii
Agave wildingii
Agave xylonacantha
Agave xylonacantha
Agave yavapaiensis
Agave yavapaiensis
Agave zapopanensis
Agave zapopanensis
Agave zebra
Agave zebra
Amole
Agave vilmoriniana
Amole
Agave shrevei
Arroqueño
Agave americana
Blue Weber
Agave tequilana
Cenizo
Agave durangensis
Cenizo Áspero
Agave asperrima
Cocuy
Agave cocui
Cowhorn
Agave bovicornuta
Espadín
Agave angustifolia
Espadincillo
Agave macroacantha
Horrida
Agave horrida
Jabalí
Agave convallis
Kerchovei
Agave kerchovei
Lechuguilla
Agave maximiliana
Lechuguilla del Norte
Agave univittata
Lyobaa
Agave lyobaa
Maguey Cimarrón
Agave montana
Maguey Manso
Agave atrovirens
Maguey Mapisaga
Agave mapisaga
Mexicano
Agave rhodacantha
Nuusaviorum
Agave nussaviorum
Oteroi
Agave oteroi
Pacífica
Agave angustifolia var. pacifica
Papalote
Agave cupreata
Quiotifero
Agave gentryi
Reina Victoria
Agave victoriae-reginae
Seemanniana
Agave seemanniana
Sotol
Dasylirion sp.
Sotol
Dasylirion cedrosanum
Sotol
Dasylirion leiophyllum
Sotol Desértico
Dasylirion wheeleri
Sotol Texano
Dasylirion texanum
Tepeztate
Agave marmorata
Titanota
Agave titanota
Tobalá
Agave potatorum
Valenciana
Agave valenciana
Vázquez-Garcíae
Agave vazquezgarciae
Verde Salmiana
Agave salmiana
Wocomahi
Agave wocomahi