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Agave-polvo

Scientific name: Agave vilmoriniana
Family: Asparagaceae

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Agave-polvo Inhotim
Indigenous populations use the fibers of the leaves, after they have been dried, to make soap due to their high concentrations of saponin. Photo: João Marcos Rosa/Nitro
Agave-polvo Inhotim
Long, medium green, twisted leaves. Photo: João Marcos Rosa/Nitro

One of the most photographed plants at Inhotim is the agave-polvo, which can be found near the artwork. Olafur Eliasson, Viewing machine, 2001.

With fleshy leaves that resemble octopus tentacles, it has no stem and is a succulent native to deserts and mountains.

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