Dasylirion
| Dasylirion | |
|---|---|
| Dasylirion wheeleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dasylirion Zucc. |
| Type species | |
| D. graminifolium | |
Dasylirion (commonly referred to as sotols or hair-trees) is a genus of North American flowering succulent plants in the asparagus family, all native to Mexico and the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas). In the APG III classification system, Dasylirion is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).
Dasylirion are dioecious, with the male and female flowers on separate plants.
- Species:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Dasylirion acrotrichum (Schiede) Zucc. | Hidalgo, Puebla, Jalisco | |
| Dasylirion berlandieri S. Wats. | Nuevo León, Tamaulipas | |
| Dasylirion cedrosanum Trel. | Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas | |
| Dasylirion durangense Trel. | Durango, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Coahuila | |
| Dasylirion gentryi Bogler | Sonora, Chihuahua | |
| Dasylirion glaucophyllum Hook. | Hidalgo | |
| Dasylirion graminifolium (Zucc.) Zucc. | Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Zacatecas | |
| Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel. (syn. D. heteracanthum I.M.Johnst.) | Chihuahua, Coahuila; Texas, New Mexico | |
| Dasylirion longissimum Lem. | San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo | |
| Dasylirion longistylum J.F.Macbr. | San Luis Potosí | |
| Dasylirion lucidum Rose | Oaxaca, Puebla | |
| Dasylirion miquihuanense Bogler | Nuevo León, Tamaulipas | |
| Dasylirion occidentalis Bogler ex Hochstätter | Aguascalientes | |
| Dasylirion palaciosii Rzed. | San Luis Potosí | |
| Dasylirion parryanum Trel. | San Luis Potosí | |
| Dasylirion quadrangulatum S.Watson | Nuevo León, Tamaulipas | |
| Dasylirion sereke Bogler | Chihuahua | |
| Dasylirion serratifolium (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc. | Oaxaca | |
| Dasylirion simplex Trel. | Durango | |
| Dasylirion texanum Scheele | Coahuila & Texas | |
| Dasylirion treleasei (Bogler) Hochstätter | Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí | |
| Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr. | Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Chihuahua, Sonora | |
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