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Agave americana
Agave americana, flowering. the flower is 2 metres high
The agave that is used to make tequila

Agaves arev succulent plants. Succulent plants store water in their leaves. Cactuses are one kind of succulents, agaves are another kind. There are quite a few kinds of succulent plants.

Agaves grow mainly in Mexico. The agave plants have their leaves in a rosetta arrangement. They flower only once, produce seeds and die off.

Tequila is made from agaves.