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Tobaziche
Common name
Tobaziche
Scientific name
Agave karwinskii
Description
Tobaziche grows up on a woody stem, lifting its rosette into the air. Its narrow, dark-green leaves flare out in a tight crown.
Size
6-12 ft (1.83-3.66 m)
States
Oaxaca; Puebla
Geo region
Oaxaca and Puebla dry valleys (Central Valleys, Mixteca, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán)
Terrain
Arid hill regions on shallow stony soils; xeric scrub and tropical dry forest on rocky slopes and canyons; often limestone
Mezcal use
Common karwinskii mezcal; herbal profile
Producers
Del Maguey, Neta, Lalocura, El Jolgorio, Grulani, Carreño, Koch, La Medida, Maguey Melate, Bozal