Agave salmiana var. ferox
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This species grows in the Oaxacan regions of Mixteca Baja and Ixcateco. It has large greyish green, medium length, wide pencas, a large round piña and takes 10-20 years to mature. It reproduces via seed and hijuelo.
Common varieties in the species include Puya and Cimarron.