Rosettes to 2 m tall, with a short trunk. Leaves 9–130 x 9–12 cm; margins minutely toothed when young, toothless in mature leaves; terminal spine 2–2.5 cm long, dark brown. Inflorescence a 5–7 m tall panicle, producing bulbils after flowering. Flowers 5–6.5 cm long, greenish-yellow; perianth-tube 15–18 mm long; tepals 17–18 mm long, equal, hooded at apex. Filaments 50–60 mm long.
Range
Occasionally cultivated, at least in S2 native in Mexico, widely cultivated for fibres elsewhere.
