Agave attenuata

Agave attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Agave
Species:
A. attenuata
Binomial name
Agave attenuata
Synonyms
  • Agave attenuata var. compacta Jacobi
  • Agave attenuata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck ex A.Terracc
  • Agave attenuata var. paucibracteata Trel.
  • Agave attenuata var. subdentata Cels ex Carrière
  • Agave attenuata var. subundulata Jacobi
  • Agave cernua A. Berger
  • Agave debaryana Jacobi
  • Agave glaucescens Hook.
  • Agave kellocki Jacobi
  • Agave pruinosa Lem. ex Jacobi
  • Ghiesbreghtia mollis Roezl. (invalid)

Agave attenuata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, commonly known as the foxtail or lion's tail. The name swan's neck agave refers to its development of a curved inflorescence, unusual among agaves. Native to the plateaux of central west Mexico, as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an ornamental plant in gardens in many other places with subtropical and warm climates.

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