Locally frequent, agaves confusing here, this one suckering, leaves light gray-green, flower stalk ca 6 m tall, 68 cm in diameter at 1-3/4 m up from ground, inflorescence paniculate, down 1/3 of stalk, flowers strong, thick, clasping to erect-ascending, tepals, tube deeply grooved without; ovary, neck light chartreuse, tepal lobes becoming dark (orange-) yellow, filaments, style golden yellow, anthers darker golden yellow; flower measurements after Gentry (1982) in mm during anthesis: tl=61, n=6, o=27x8, tu=18h x 13w, outer tep=12x5.5, inner tep=11x5.75, fil ins=6.2, 6.8, fil=48, a=14, sty=51.