Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Cabbage head agave

Family: Asparagaceae subfam. Agavoideae

Synonym: Agave wislizeni subsp. parrasana

Distribution: Mexico

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: It has very short broad leaves that form into a tight, symmetrical, spherical rosette, shaped like a 'globe artichoke' up to about 60 cm tall by about the same diameter - young plants more upright but with age widen out.