Country of Origin: Mexico - cultivated only, no wild populations known
Habitat: arid highlands
Description: Flowering plants extend a tall shoot, 15 feet high or more, with pale yellow flowers at the top. The wild flowers are pollinated by local long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris nivalis), and then after producing 3,000-5,000 seeds, the plant would naturally die.
Cultivated only, no wild populations known. Probably derived from A. angustifolia.2
Uses: This is the Agave used to produce Tequila. A good site describing the history and commercial process of Tequila production can be found here - last visited 15 November 2004