Agave

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Agave americana
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Agave americana
Agave americana, flowering. The flower is 2 metres high
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Agave americana, flowering. The flower is 2 metres high
The agave that is used to make tequila
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The agave that is used to make tequila

Agaves are succulent plants. Succulent plants store water in their leaves. Cacti (more than one cactus) are one kind of succulents; agaves are another kind. There are quite a few such kinds of succulent plants.

Agaves grow mainly in Mexico. The agave plants have their leaves in a rosetta arrangement. They flower only once, produce seeds and die off.

Tequila is made from agaves.

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