"Agave parrasana", the cabbage head agave or cabbage head century plant, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. A slow-growing evergreen succulent from North East Mexico, it produces a compact rosette of fleshy thorn-tipped grey-green leaves, 60 cm tall and wide.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
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Uploaded Apr 30, 2025. Captured Mar 14, 2025 10:26 in Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA.