Few specimens of either plant remain in existence. This thornless shrub can reach more than 9 feet in height. A small number of cultivated and wild specimens of Agave eggersiana, a member of the century plant family, still exists on privately-owned land on the island of St. Croix. Threats to this species include residential and tourist development on private land and the presence of feral pigs and goats on National Park Service land. This robust perennial herb reaches from 16 to 23 feet in height and has large succulent or fibrous leaves with a stiff spine at the top.
Flowers are large and funnelform or tubular.
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