Agave isthmensis Chiapas type locality form this species is hardy to

this species is hardy to the mid-teens

and Nuevo Leon

xylonocantha

Agave kristenii grows at low elevations on limestone slopes in thorn forests of coastal Michoacán

Agave isthmensis Chiapas type locality form this species is hardy toIn the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas grows the dwarf clustering Agave isthmensis. Agave isthmensis derives its name from its native range in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The plants at the type locality in Chiapas grow at 2700', and highly resemble the popular cultivar Agave Kichijokan. It may be that this population is where that mystery cultivar originated. Agave isthmensis had been treated as a form of Agave potatorum