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J20170803-0031—Agave shawii—RPBG—DxO by John Rusk Via Flickr: Agave shawii—Agave de la costa. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [2.1] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). Agave shawii just makes it across the border at Border Fields State Park although this agave is quite common in Baja California. This population is in extreme danger because of activity aimed at stopping illegal border crossings. There is also a population at Point Loma although the provenance of this patch is questionable. Our Agave shawii blooms nearly every year now. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.