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Common name
SalmianaScientific name
Agave salmianaDescription
Salmiana is the kind of agave that fills a landscape with sheer presence, broad, heavy leaves forming a wide, sculptural rosette.Size
6-12 ft (1.83-3.66 m)States
Aguascalientes; Chiapas; Ciudad de México; Coahuila; Colima; Durango; Estado de México; Guanajuato; Hidalgo; Jalisco; Michoacán; Morelos; Nuevo León; Oaxaca; Puebla; Querétaro; San Luis Potosí; Tlaxcala; Veracruz; ZacatecasGeo region
Mexican Altiplano (Central Highlands)Terrain
Dry sunny high plateau and arid scrub on rocky limestone or chalky soils; open slopes and plainsMezcal use
Traditional agave for pulque and regional mezcal; also fibre