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Century plant, Maguey

Agave Americana

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Description:

A desert plant in a garden near my house
http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=agave%20americana&source=web&cd=6…

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Ava T-B
This is an agave, possibly Agave Americana, but not necessarily. Agave are Western Hemisphere plants that have been brought to Europe and the rest of the world since the time of Columbus.

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