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Agave desmettiana Jacobi
Dwarf century plant

Family: Asparagaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Mexico; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Agave desmettiana available from :


Agave desmettiana has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized

Agave desmettiana has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland