Species Catalog: Succulents
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Category Summary
Plants adapted to arid environments with specialized tissues for water storage. They encompass a great diversity of families, forms, and survival strategies, from compact rosettes to mimetic forms that imitate stones.
Total species 839
Classification Xerophyte
Taxonomy ID Crassulaceae DC. (1805)
Genera 61
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Acrodon bellidiflorus
Common Tiptoothfig
© Abu Shawka
Origin
Adromischus cooperi (Baker) A.Berger
Plover Eggs Plant
© Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Origin Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem.
Crinkle Leaf Plant / Key Lime Pie Plant
© Daderot
Origin Provincia del Cabo y KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Adromischus festivus
Festive plover eggs
© Tanjasimone
Origin
Adromischus filicaulis
Thread-stem plover eggs
© S Molteno
Origin
Adromischus hemisphaericus (L.) Lem.
Halfmoon Adromischus
© stephen boisvert
Origin Cabo Occidental, Sudáfrica
Documented
Adromischus herrei
Herr's plover eggs
© stephen boisvert
Origin
Adromischus juttae
Jutta's Adromischus
© Stephen Boisvert
Origin
Adromischus maculatus (Salm-Dyck) Lem.
Calico Hearts / Mottled Adromischus
© David J. Stang
Origin Provincias del Cabo, Sudáfrica
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Adromischus marianiae (Marloth) A.Berger
Mariana's Adromischus
© Crystal Buchanan Falck
Origin Provincias del Cabo y Namibia (Namaqualand y suroeste de Namibia)
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Adromischus triflorus (L.) A.Berger
Three-flowered adromischus
Origin Sudáfrica (Región Florística del Cabo)
Summer growerSpotted leavesCape RegionMiniature
Adromischus trigynus (Burch.) Poelln.
Three-Styled Adromischus
© Joan Andrés de Barcelona
Origin Provincias del Cabo, Estado Libre y Namibia
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Aeonium aizoon (Kunth) Webb & Berthel.
Spatula aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife y La Gomera, endémica)
Tenerife–La Gomera EndemicWinter growerYellow flowers
Aeonium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berthel.
Tree Aeonium
© James Steakley
Origin Islas Canarias
DocumentedCommonly cultivated
Aeonium aureum (Webb & Berthel.) A.Berger
Golden aeonium
Origin Endémica de La Palma, Islas Canarias (España)
Canary Islands EndemicWinter growerEndangered (EN)Summer dormant
Aeonium cruentum Webb ex Bolle
Bloody aeonium
Origin Endémica de La Palma, Islas Canarias (España)
Canary Islands EndemicWinter growerVulnerable (VU)Red colour in full sun
Aeonium decorum Webb ex Bolle
Decorative aeonium
Origin Endémica de Tenerife y La Gomera, Islas Canarias (España)
Canary Islands EndemicWinter growerLeast Concern (LC)Beginner-friendly
Aeonium haworthii Salm-Dyck ex Webb & Berthel.
Pinwheel Aeonium
© Dean Wm. Taylor
Origin Tenerife, Islas Canarias
Documented
Aeonium holochrysum
Golden Aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera)
Winter growerCanary Islands endemicGolden rosette
Aeonium korneliuslemsii
Kornelius-Lems Aeonium
Origin Suroeste de Marruecos
Winter growerContinental Africa endemicRare species
Aeonium leucoblepharum
Ethiopian Aeonium
Origin Etiopía, Somalia, Yemen, Uganda, Kenia
Winter growerAfrican distributionRare in cultivationExceptional biogeography
Aeonium lindleyi
Lindley's Aeonium
Origin Tenerife, Islas Canarias (endémica)
Winter growerTenerife endemicViscid leavesEthnobotanical use
Aeonium sedifolium (Webb ex Bolle) Pit. & Proust
Stonecrop-leaved aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife, La Palma)
DocumentedCanary endemicWinter grower
Aeonium smithii (Sims) Webb & Berthel.
Smith's aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife)
DocumentedCanary endemicVulnerable (VU)Winter grower
Aeonium tabuliforme (Haw.) Webb & Berthel.
Flat-rosette aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife)
DocumentedCanary endemicMonocarpicNear Threatened (NT)Winter grower
Aeonium urbicum (C.Sm.) Webb & Berthel.
Town aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (Tenerife, endémica)
Tenerife EndemicWinter growerLarge rosette
Aeonium viscatum Bolle
Sticky aeonium
Origin Islas Canarias (La Gomera, endémica)
La Gomera EndemicWinter growerViscid leavesVulnerable (VU)
Agave americana L.
Century plant
Origin México, Sudoeste de EE.UU.; naturalizada en el Mediterráneo y otras regiones
DocumentedMonocarpicFrost-hardyEthnobotanical use
Agave angustiarum Trel.
Rabo de León Agave
Origin México (Puebla, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos)
Summer growerMonocarpicXerophyteMexican endemic
Agave angustifolia Haw.
Caribbean agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, Jalisco), Centroamérica, Caribe
MonocarpicEspadín mezcalSummer growerXerophyte
Agave applanata Lem. ex Jacobi
Flattened agave
Origin México central (Puebla, Oaxaca, Hidalgo)
MonocarpicTepache agaveSummer growerMexico endemic
Agave asperrima Jacobi
Rough agave
Origin México (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas), EE.UU. (Texas, Nuevo México)
Frost hardyMonocarpicSummer growerExtreme xerophyte
Agave atrovirens Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
Dark-green agave
Origin México central (Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Estado de México)
MonocarpicPulque agaveFrost hardyCultural heritage
Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck
Foxtail agave
Origin México central (Jalisco, Michoacán, Estado de México); altitudes de 1.900–2.800 m
SpinelessMonocarpicContainer-friendlyVulnerable (wild)
Agave aurea Brandegee
Golden agave
Origin México (Baja California Sur — endémica de la península)
Baja California endemicGolden flowersMonocarpicSummer grower
Agave bovicornuta Gentry
Cow-horn agave
Origin México (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa — Sierra Madre Occidental)
Unique curved teethMonocarpicSummer growerSierra Madre
Agave bracteosa S.Watson ex Engelm.
Squid agave
Origin México (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), EE.UU. (Texas occidental)
SpinelessMonocarpicChild-safeSummer grower
Agave brittoniana Trel.
Britton's Agave
Origin Cuba (endémica)
MonocarpicCuba EndemicTropicalSummer Grower
Agave cantala Roxb. ex Salm-Dyck
Manila Hemp Agave
Origin México (nativa); ampliamente cultivada en Filipinas y Sudeste Asiático
Fiber PlantMonocarpicXerophyteTropical Crop
Agave capensis Gentry
Cape agave, Golden cape agave
Origin México (endémica de Baja California Sur — región del Cabo, laderas volcánicas)
Cape endemicMonocarpicUnique golden colorSummer grower
Agave celsii Hook.
Celsi's Agave
Origin México (Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí)
Popular in CultivationSpineless MarginsMonocarpic
Agave cerulata Trel.
Baja California Blue Agave
Origin México (Baja California, Baja California Sur — endémica de la Península de Baja California)
Baja California EndemicGrey-Blue ColorXerophyteMonocarpic
Agave chiapensis Jacobi
Chiapas Agave
Origin México (Chiapas, 1 200–2 000 m s.n.m.)
MonocarpicChiapas EndemicSummer GrowerCold Hardy
Agave chihuahuana Trel.
Chihuahuan Agave
Origin Chihuahua y Durango, México (Desierto Chihuahuense)
MonocarpicSummer growerFrost tolerantMexico endemic
Agave chrysantha Peebles
Golden-flowered Century Plant
Origin Estados Unidos (Arizona: condados Maricopa, Yavapai, Gila, Pinal)
Arizona EndemicGolden FlowersCold HardyMonocarpic
Agave chrysoglossa I.M.Johnst.
Golden-tongue Agave
Origin México (Sonora, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur)
MonocarpicDesert SpeciesSummer GrowerGolden Stripe
Agave cocui Trel.
Cocui agave
Origin Venezuela, Colombia (zonas áridas y semiáridas, estados Lara y Falcón)
MonocarpicCocuy OriginSummer growerXerophyte
Agave colimana Gentry
Colima Agave
Origin México (Colima, Jalisco; vertiente del Pacífico)
MonocarpicMezcal AgavePacific EndemicSummer Grower
Agave colorata Gentry
Mescal ceniza, Colored agave
Origin México (Sonora costera — pendientes volcánicas del noroeste; Sinaloa norte)
MonocarpicExceptional ornamentalFrost tolerantSonora endemic
Agave complicata Trel. ex Ochot.
Complex Agave
Origin México (Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí; 1 600–2 400 m s.n.m.)
MonocarpicPulque AgaveCold HardyEthnobotanical Use
Agave congesta Gentry
Congested Agave
Origin Guerrero y Oaxaca, México (Sierra Madre del Sur)
MonocarpicSummer growerRare speciesMexico endemic
Agave crassispina Trel.
Thick-spined Agave
Origin Durango y Zacatecas, México (altiplano semi-árido)
MonocarpicSummer growerFrost tolerantPulque use
Agave cubensis Jacq.
Cuban Agave
Origin Cuba (endémica)
Cuba EndemicMonocarpicXerophyte
Agave cupreata Trel. & A.Berger
Copper agave
Origin México (Guerrero, Michoacán)
MezcalIUCN EndangeredMexico EndemicMonocarpic
Agave datylio F.A.C.Weber
Date Agave
Origin México (Baja California Sur — Los Cabos)
Baja California EndemicMonocarpicHeat TolerantCoastal Desert
Agave decipiens Baker
False Sisal / Deceiving Agave
Origin Florida (EE. UU.) y Caribe; naturalizada en zonas tropicales
False SisalSalt TolerantMonocarpicFiber Plant
Agave delamateri W.C.Hodgson & Slauson
Delamater's Agave
Origin EE. UU. (Arizona — condado de Yavapai, endémica)
Threatened SpeciesArizona EndemicHigh AltitudeCold Hardy
Agave deserti Engelm.
Desert agave
Origin EE.UU. (California, Arizona), México (Baja California)
Mojave DesertEthnobotanyCold HardyMonocarpic
Agave desmetiana Jacobi
Smooth agave
Origin México (Yucatán)
Spineless MarginsOrnamentalViviparousMonocarpic
Agave difformis A.Berger
Variable Agave
Origin México (Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
Variable MorphologyMonocarpicMexico Endemic
Agave durangensis Gentry
Durango Agave
Origin México (Durango y Zacatecas)
Mezcal PlantSierra Madre OccidentalMonocarpicCold Hardy
Agave eborispina Hester
Ivory-spined agave
Origin Baja California (México) y sur de Nevada (EE. UU.)
Ivory spineFrost tolerantMonocarpicXerophyte
Agave felgeri Gentry
Felger's agave
Origin Sonora (México) e isla Tiburón, Mar de Cortés
Endemic to SonoraIsland speciesMonocarpicCoastal xerophyte
Agave ferdinandi-regis A.Berger
King Ferdinand's agave
Origin Nuevo León y Coahuila, México (Sierra Madre Oriental)
White bud-printsPremium ornamentalMonocarpicVulnerable
Agave ferox K.Koch
Fierce agave
Origin México (Puebla, Oaxaca)
Large ScaleFierce TeethPulqueMonocarpic
Agave filifera Salm-Dyck
Thread-leaf agave
Origin México central (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro)
Decorative FilamentsOrnamentalCold HardyMonocarpic
Agave flexispina Trel.
Flexible-spined agave
Origin México (Chihuahua, Sonora)
Flexible spinesMonocarpicNorthwestern MexicoXerophyte
Agave fourcroydes Lem.
Henequen / Yucatan Sisal
Origin Península de Yucatán (México); ampliamente cultivado en Cuba y el Caribe
Industrial fiberMonocarpicFull sun championMezcal production
Agave funkiana K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
Funk's Agave
Origin México (Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí)
Native FibreHeat TolerantMonocarpicTamaulipan Scrub
Agave geminiflora (Tagl.) Ker Gawl.
Twin-flower agave / Gemini agave
Origin México occidental (Nayarit, Jalisco); serranías de 1 000–1 800 m s. n. m.
Elite ornamentalMonocarpicEndangered (IUCN)Non-suckering
Agave gentryi B.Ullrich
Gentry's Agave
Origin México (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila)
Frost HardyHigh AltitudeMonocarpicSierra Madre
Agave gracilipes Trel.
Slender-footed agave
Origin México (Chihuahua, Durango) y EE. UU. (Texas, Nuevo México)
Chihuahuan DesertMonocarpicFrost tolerantStrict xerophyte
Agave guiengola Gentry
Guiengola agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, Istmo de Tehuantepec), bosque tropical seco, ~200–600 m s. n. m.
Ultra-wide leafMonocarpicOaxaca endemicSpectacular glaucous
Agave gypsophila Gentry
Gypsum agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, zona costera de Tehuantepec), suelos yesosos litorales, 0–300 m s. n. m.
Uniquely wavy leavesGypsophilousMonocarpicVulnerable (IUCN)
Agave havardiana Trel.
Havard's agave / Harvard century plant
Origin Texas trans-Pecos (EE. UU.) y Chihuahua/Coahuila (México); Desierto de Chihuahua, 1 200–2 200 m s. n. m.
High cold hardinessMonocarpicChihuahuan DesertHigh mountain
Agave hookeri K.Koch
Hooker's Agave
Origin México (Michoacán, Jalisco, Guerrero)
Mezcal SpeciesMonocarpicLarge SpecimenTraditional Fibre
Agave horrida Lem. ex Jacobi
Horrible agave / Fierce agave
Origin México central (Estado de México, Puebla, Hidalgo); laderas áridas de 1 800–2 600 m s. n. m.
Fierce teethMonocarpicMexican highlandNatural barrier
Agave impressa Gentry
Impressed agave
Origin México (Sinaloa, Nayarit)
Bud-print markingsMonocarpicEndemic to western MexicoCoastal dry forest
Agave inaequidens K.Koch
Unequal-toothed Agave
Origin México (Michoacán, Jalisco, Guerrero, Nayarit)
Mezcal SpeciesMonocarpicLarge SpecimenCold Tolerant
Agave isthmensis García-Mendoza & F.Palma
Isthmus Agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, Istmo de Tehuantepec)
Dwarf AgaveCollector's PlantOaxaca EndemicOrnamental
Agave kerchovei Lem.
Kerchove's Agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, Puebla)
Cold TolerantMonocarpicNative FibreCalcareous Soils
Agave lechuguilla Torr.
Lechuguilla Agave
Origin Desierto Chihuahuense (Texas, Nuevo México, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
Chihuahuan IndicatorMonocarpicIxtle FibreCold Hardy
Agave letonae Trel.
El Salvador Sisal Agave
Origin El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Natural FibreMonocarpicCentral AmericaIndustrial Crop
Agave lophantha Schiede ex Kunth
Texas Agave
Origin Texas (EE. UU.) y Tamaulipas (México)
Popular OrnamentalMonocarpicCold HardyCentral Stripe
Agave macroacantha Zucc.
Black-spined Agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, Puebla)
Black SpineMonocarpicPremium OrnamentalOaxaca Endemic
Agave maculosa Hook.
Texas Tuberose Agave
Origin EE.UU. (sur de Texas), México (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila)
PolycarpicRhizomatousSemi-shade TolerantHost Plant
Agave mapisaga Trel.
Map Agave
Origin México central (Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala)
Traditional PulqueCultural HeritageSummer GrowerMonocarpic
Agave marmorata Roezl ex Ortgies
Marbled Agave
Origin México (Puebla, Oaxaca)
Marbled TextureMonocarpicLarge SpecimenSculptural
Agave mckelveyana Gentry
McKelvey's Agave
Origin Arizona (EE. UU.) — endémica del condado de Mohave, cerca de Kingman
Arizona EndemicIUCN ThreatenedSummer GrowerMonocarpic
Agave montana Villarreal
Mountain Agave
Origin México (Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas) — altitudes 1800–3000 m
Extreme Cold HardyMonocarpicHigh AltitudeSierra Madre Endemic
Agave multifilifera Gentry
Many-filament Agave
Origin México (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora — Sierra Madre Occidental)
White FilamentsMonocarpicSierra Madre Occ.Premium Collection
Agave murpheyi F.Gibson
Murphy's Agave
Origin Arizona (EE. UU.) y Sonora (México)
ViviparousArchaeobotanicalSummer GrowerMonocarpic
Agave neomexicana Wooton & Standl.
New Mexico Agave
Origin Nuevo México y Texas (EE. UU.) y Chihuahua (México)
Frost HardyHigh MountainSummer GrowerMonocarpic
Agave nickelsiae Gosselin
King Ferdinand Agave
Origin México (Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
Collector PlantMonocarpicSpineless MarginsCold Hardy
Agave nizandensis Cutak
Nizanda Agave
Origin México (Oaxaca, región de Nizanda)
IUCN EndangeredOaxaca EndemicMonocarpicSummer Grower
Agave obscura Schiede
Obscure Agave
Origin México (Veracruz, Hidalgo, Tamaulipas)
Veracruz EndemicMonocarpicSummer GrowerCold Tolerant
Agave orcuttiana Trel.
Orcutt's Agave
Origin México (Baja California norte) y extremo suroeste de California, EE. UU.
Coastal EndemicMonocarpicSummer GrowerXerophyte
Agave ornithobroma Gentry
Hummingbird Agave
Origin México (Chihuahua, Sinaloa)
MonocarpicHummingbird-pollinatedNarrow leaves
Agave ovatifolia Starr & Villarreal
Whale's Tongue Agave
Origin México (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
Agave pacifica Trel.
Pacific Agave
Origin México (Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco)
MonocarpicPacific CoastIxtle fiber
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