Agave Plants

• Description: View of the large agave plants. Agaves are also called "Century Plants" for the time that it takes to flower. The flowers, leaves, stalk, and sap of the agave plant can all be eaten and some parts have medicinal use.
• Keywords: plant, agave, yucca, tree, Fairchild Gardens
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• Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2009)

• County: Miami-Dade
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• Date of Photo: 5/26/2008
• Photographer: Roy Winkelman

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