Agave cerulata subsp. dentiens

(Terl.) Gentry

Century plant

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are charred and the liquid is eaten.

Sonoran desert. It can grow in arid places.

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

An agave found in the arid Sonoran desert, belonging to the Asparagaceae family.

There are about 250 Agave species. The Agavaceae are mostly in the tropics and subtropics.

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