Agave micracantha

Agave micracantha (small-spined) is a species of Agave.

Background
Flower yellowish, 1 1/2in. long, in a dense spike 3ft. to 4ft. long, 6in. to 7in. broad when expanded. leaves  twenty to thirty in a shortly stalked rosette, oblanceolate oblong, 15in. to 18in. long, 3in. to 5in. broad above the middle, narrowed to 2in. to 3in. above the base, bright green; face flattish above the  centre; terminal spine red brown, moderately firm; the copious close reddish-brown horny teeth about 1 1/2in. long, the upper ones ascending, the lower deflexed. Mexico, 1860.