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Agave angustifolia Caribbean agave is a type of agave plant which is native to Mexico and Central America. It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant, particularly the cultivar `Marginata`. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families regards Agave angustifolia as an illegitimate synonym for Agave vivipara. Other sources maintain them as distinct species with non-overlapping native distributions García-Mendoza and Fernando Chiang 2003. Agave angustifolia has narrow, stiffly erect leaves with moderately-spaced spines, producing capsules, not bulibiferous; whereas Agave vivipara is described as having shorter, recurved leaves with short-spaced spines and bulbiferous.

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