Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae (agave, asparagus, yucca)
Genus: Agave

Species on page

American century plant (Agave americana)

Sisal (Agave sisalana)

see also Yucca, Joshua Tree

The plant of the century

Arizona Cactus Garden

Agave ()
Eleanor Pardee Park (with Perle)
May 17, 2018

Point of view

Arizona Cactus Garden

Agave heart

Agave
Hearts
Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford
With Photographing Nature class
January 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Agave heart

Agave
Hearts
Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford
With Photographing Nature class
January 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Agave
Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford
With Photographing Nature class
January 19, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

American century plant (Agave americana)

Plant of the century

American century plant (Agave americana)
Family: Asparagaceae (agave, asparagus, yucca)
Albany Bulb
August 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Sisal (Agave sisalana)

Sisal - pre sisal-ly

The following series of photo are from a sisal factory near Berenty, Madagascar.
The fibers in the leaves are used to make biodegradable packing materials.

The sisal factory

Madagascar
2007

The sisal truck arrives

Madagascar
2007

Unloading the sisal

Madagascar
2007

Sisal factory workers

Madagascar
2007

Madagascar
2007

Madagascar
2007

Madagascar
2007

Madagascar
2007

Sisaling up the baobab

Madagascar
2007

Last modified: August 21, 2021
Created: October 30, 2016 (from cactus.html)
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