
A small plant from Alchetron.com.

A wild flowering plant by Evodia Silva,
Researchgate.net.

Habitat by Jos van Roosbroeck,
Agaveville.org.

Large plants by Steve Whysall,
Stevewhysall.net. |
Author: |
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini,
1840 |
Family: |
DRACAENACEAE* |
Origin: |
N + C Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
Height: |
180 Centimetres |
Flower: |
Cream-Coloured |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
Great Desert Spoon, Green
Sotol, Spoon Yucca, Bear Grass |
Synonyms: |
Yucca acrotricha,
Schiede, 1829.
Roulinia gracilis, Brongn. 1840.
Roulinia acrotricha, Brongn. 1840.
Bonapartea gracilis, Sweet
Dasylirion gracile, Zucc.
Dasylirion graminifolium, S.Watson
Dasylirion robustum, Gorl. ex Trel. |
This member of the
Dracaenaceae* family
was given this name by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini in 1840. It is found in northern
and central Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
lots of sun. The stem can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 180 centimetres in height. The flowers are cream-coloured.
The genera name
comes from the Greek words dasys, meaning 'dense' , 'rough' or
'shaggy', and lirion meaning 'lily' in reference to the rough
leaves of some species. The specific name means; 'a pedestal placed on a
pediment to support a statue or other ornamentation', which describe the
plant well.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Dracaenaceae is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |