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Common name
CenizoScientific name
Agave durangensisDescription
Cenizo Durangensis wears an ash-toned, waxy coat on its leaves. It takes its time, its climb to full size is up to twenty years.Size
3-5 ft (0.91-1.52 m)States
Durango; ZacatecasGeo region
Sierra Madre Occidental (Durango and Zacatecas highlands)Terrain
Open rocky slopes in pine oak woodland and grasslands of the Sierra Madre; well drained stony soilsMezcal use
Flagship mezcal agave of Durango DO; cenizo mezcals