I-Agavaceae, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi umndeni we-agave, iyiqembu lezitshalo ezinoshukela, eziqhayisa ngezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-300 kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezibalulekile njengeDracaena, iCordyline, neSansevieria. Lezi zitshalo zidume ngokubekezelela isomiso ngendlela emangalisayo futhi ziyizici ezibalulekile ku-xeriscaping kanye ne-ornamental horticulture. Ngokwe-morphologically, afaka amaqabunga awugqinsi, ayinyama alungiselwe ukugcinwa kwamanzi-ngokuvamile ahlelwe ngama-rosette, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zineziqephu ezi-spiny noma imiphetho, kanti ezinye zikhula zibe izakhiwo ezifana nesihlahla. Izicelo zabo zihlukahlukene: ezisetshenziswa kuma-xeriscapes, izingadi zamadwala, nezindawo eziluhlaza zasemadolobheni; Izinhlobo ze-agave nazo zisetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwe-tequila nokukhipha i-fiber, kuyilapho i-Dracaena isebenza njengezitshalo zasendlini ezihlanza umoya.