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Verde
Common name
Verde
Mezcal use
Local mezcal and regional spirits; also ornamental and forage
Producers
Lamata, Pechotierra
Description
Verde is a broad, stiff green rosette, with big teeth and red-brown tips. Time to ultimate height of ten to twenty years.
Size
4.5-7 ft (1.37-2.13 m)
State
Coahuila; Durango; Hidalgo; Nuevo León; Querétaro; San Luis Potosí; Tamaulipas
Terrain
Open mountain slopes in pine oak forest at high elevation; rocky well drained soils, often under light canopy
Species name
Agave gentryi