Magey (Tag.)

Fibre-bearing plant Height: 1 meter height Leaves: The leaves are fibrous, growing upwards from the ground forming a massive rosette. Both sides of the leaves are smooth, having prickly edges, and at the upper extremity, a thorny end. It has a spread around 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) with gray-green leaves of 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m) long, each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Near the end of its life, the plant sends up a tall, branched stalk, laden with yellow blossoms, that may reach a total height up to 25–30 ft (8–9 m) tall. Flowers: The upward-facing yellow flowers grow in clusters at the end of horizontal branches near the top of a tall stalk that emerges from a thick basal rosette of gray-green leaves. The flower structure resembles a candelabrum and sits atop a flower stalk that may be 10 or even 25 feet tall. The plant produces a flower stalk in about ten years, and dies after the fruit ripens. . The pineapple-shaped heart of the plant yields a sweet sticky juice, agave nectar.