Parry's agave (Agave parryi)

Parry's agave, a reference photo — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Parry's agave being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Agave havardiana
Agave applanata
Agave gracilipes
Agave simplex
Agave flexispina
Agave ovatifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave
Species: Agave parryi

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