| Agave vilmoriniana (Octopus agave) | |
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| Grown as an ornamental plant. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. vilmoriniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Agave vilmoriniana | |
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Agave vilmoriniana, sometimes misspelled vilmoriana, and popularly known as octopus agave, is a species of agave endemic to Mexico. It is known for its untoothed arching and twisting leaves.[3]
- ^ González-Elizondo, M.; Hernández Sandoval, L.; Zamudio, S.; Sánchez, E.; Matías-Palafox, M.; Hernández-Martínez, M. (2019). "Agave vilmoriniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T115698982A116354648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T115698982A116354648.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Howard Scott Gentry, Agaves of Continental North America (University of Arizona Press, 1982) pp. 82-85