Agave utahensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Agave utahensis Engelm.

Clark mountain agave, Utah agave

Agave utahensis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Arizona; Nevada and Utah.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~149 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. eborispina ... var. nevadensis
Genus:	Agave
Family:	Agavaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Agave utahensis var. nevadensis

Information about Agave utahensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AGUT) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).