I seen this same taxa all over the southern half of Texas. You even find out in west Texas. There are a few old fellas growing in Alpine at just over 5,000 feet so it's really cold hardy.
It's the most common Agave in the old neighborhoods in towns like Del Rio, Uvalde, Eagle Pass, Junction and Rocksprings.
It's adaptability to clay means it can grow in the wetter eastern part of the state too.
I always think of the folded leaves as a sign it is not A.weberi or A.scabra but A. americana protoamericana which are the three commonest species in the area.
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