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Cimarrón
Common name
Cimarrón
Mezcal use
Wild or feral plants harvested for mezcal and fibre
Producers
Coyota, Derrumbes, De Matachines, Mexicat, Cielo Rojo
Description
Cimarrón grows as a hefty rosette with thick leaves edged in sharp teeth and finished with a stiff terminal spine, edge-to-tip armor.
Size
4.5-7 ft (0.76-1.37 m)
State
Hidalgo; Querétaro; San Luis Potosí; Zacatecas
Terrain
High plateau semi arid scrub and open slopes on rocky often limestone soils; similar habitat to Salmiana
Species name
Agave salmiana subsp. crassispina