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Dasylirion
Dasylirion wheeleri98.jpg
Dasylirion wheeleri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dasylirion
Zucc. [1]
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). [3] In the APG III classification system, Dasylirion is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). [4]

Dasylirion are dioecious, with the male and female flowers on separate plants. [5]

Species: [6] [7] [8] [9]
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Dasylirion acrotrichum.jpg Dasylirion acrotrichum (Schiede) Zucc. Hidalgo, Puebla, Jalisco
61. Dasylirion berlandieri Garabato MEXGKB.jpg Dasylirion berlandieriS. Wats. Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
11. Dasylirion cedrosanum fh 0631.14 Parras MEX.jpg Dasylirion cedrosanumTrel. Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
Dasylirion durangense 1.jpg Dasylirion durangense Trel.Durango, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Coahuila
Yucca declinata fh 0403 MEX B.jpg Dasylirion gentryiBogler Sonora, Chihuahua
71. Dasylirion glaucophyllum MEX GK B.jpg Dasylirion glaucophyllum Hook.Hidalgo
Dasylirion graminifolium in Kultur in Italien.tif Dasylirion graminifolium (Zucc.) Zucc. Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Zacatecas
Dasylirion leiophyllum 1.jpg Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel. (syn. D. heteracanthumI.M.Johnst.)Chihuahua, Coahuila; Texas, New Mexico
Dasylirion longissimum 1.jpg Dasylirion longissimum Lem. San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo
Longistylum.jpg Dasylirion longistylumJ.F.Macbr.San Luis Potosí
Dasylirion lucidum MEX Azumbilla GK.jpg Dasylirion lucidum Rose Oaxaca, Puebla
Dasylirion miquihuanense.jpg Dasylirion miquihuanenseBoglerNuevo León, Tamaulipas
33. Dasylirion occidentailis MEX GK A.jpg Dasylirion occidentalisBogler ex HochstätterAguascalientes
Dasylirion palaciosii Rzed.San Luis Potosí
Dasylirion acrotriche var. parryanum LaVilla,Guanajato2 d acrotriche var. parryanum.jpg Dasylirion parryanum Trel.San Luis Potosí
Dasylrion quadrangulatum fh 0606.2 Jaumave IMG 2315 - Kopie.jpg Dasylirion quadrangulatum S.WatsonNuevo León, Tamaulipas
Dasylirion sereke BoglerChihuahua
44. Dasylirion serratifolium Mitla MEX GK.jpg Dasylirion serratifolium (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc. Oaxaca
Dasylirion simplexTrel.Durango
Dasylirion texanum004.JPG Dasylirion texanum ScheeleCoahuila & Texas
Dasylirion treleasei (Bogler) HochstätterHidalgo, San Luis Potosí
Sotol (16348097794).gif Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Chihuahua, Sonora

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References

  1. "Genus: Dasylirion Zucc". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  2. lectotype designated by A. Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees Shrubs 645 (1949)
  3. Zuccarini, Joseph Gerhard. 1838. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 6(33): 258-259 description in Latin, commentary in German (in Gothic script)
  4. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  5. Hernández-Quintero, J.D.; Reyes-Valdés, M.H.; Mendoza-Rodríguez, D.V.; Gómez-Martínez, M.; Rodríguez-Herrera, R. (2015). "Study of the mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of sotol (Dasylirion cedrosanum Trel.)". Phyton. 84: 107–112. doi: 10.32604/phyton.2015.84.107 .
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  7. "Dasylirion". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  8. The Plant List
  9. 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Dasylirion". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

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