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Agave univittata , the thorn-crested century plant , is a plant species native coastal areas southern Texas and northeastern Mexico , at elevations less than 100 m -LRB- 300 feet -RRB- .. It is often mistakenly called Agave lophantha , but the name A. univittata is older and therefore more in accord with nomenclatural rules of botany .. Agave univittata has thick , fleshy leaves that are stiff and undulate -LRB- wavy -RRB- along the margins .. It has sharp and prominent spines on the edges and tips of the leaves .. Flowering stalk is up to 5 m -LRB- 16 feet -RRB- tall , bearing greenish-white to yellow-ish green flowers .