There are over 200 agave plant varieties out there. Most grow wild, but there are about 30 species that are adapted to grow in people’s yards and pots indoors. While some of these species ...

But calls about the agave from more commercially minded entities are steadily increasing, with inquiries from all over California as well as Arizona and Texas. Most want to plant the coveted blue ...

Agave species are utilized in various ways, including food production, traditional beverages like mezcal and tequila, and medicinal applications. Recent research has focused on understanding the ...

By KATRINA BRANDON HIDDEN away within the Gippsland hills is an agave americana (century or half-century plant) that only [..

“And you may never see it again.” Agave ovatitolia or “Whale’s Tongue” is one of about 800 species of the plant from around the world that the greenhouse maintains. The plant is native to Mexico and ...

Staff had been tending the agave, part of a family of plants from which tequila is made, since 1962 but could not confirm its species until it flowered. The central flower spike appeared in June ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have been identified in southeastern Arizona through citizen scientist efforts and innovative DNA technology.

This adaptation is a lifeline for species in arid environments ... Exploring the genomes of CAM plants, particularly the drought-resilient Agave genus, is essential to unlocking the genetic ...

This bat species is part of the leaf ... Dubbed the "Bat Man of Mexico," Medellín convinced agave farmers to set aside part of their land to allow the plants there to flower and be pollinated.