Manfreda scabra

Agave scabra has rosettes growing 0.7–1 metre (2.3–3.3 ft) in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in width. It is similar in form to many other agaves. The rosettes are suckering. The glaucous bluish-green leaves are mostly reflexed and rough (like sand-paper). The inflorescence is up to 4.5 metres (15 ft) in height, with yellow flowers during the summer.

It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert and surrounding regions, in northeastern Mexico and Texas. It grows at elevations of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft).

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