Agave isthmensis Chiapas type locality form This part of Mexico where

This part of Mexico where Agave ovatifolia grows is almost like untouched national parkland

I have seen dazzling green rosettes alongside Mex 157 growing up to 3' across and 2' high

I have plants growing in inland San Diego County

I have seen Agave albopilosa in three different areas of this canyon

Agave horrida from Central Mexico x A

Agave isthmensis Chiapas type locality form This part of Mexico whereIn the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas grows the dwarf clustering Agave isthmensis. Agave isthmensis derives its name from its native range in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The plants at the type locality in Chiapas grow at 2700', and highly resemble the popular cultivar Agave Kichijokan. It may be that this population is where that mystery cultivar originated. Agave isthmensis had been treated as a form of Agave potatorum