Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Dasylirion wheeleri
Common name:
Common sotol, Desert spoon, Spoon flower
Family:
Asparagaceae (Asparagus)
Synonym:
Dasylirion wheeler var. wislizeni
Distribution:
Mexico, Southwestern U.S.
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
The stem is topped by a long plume of straw-coloured small flowers about 2.5 cm long with six tepals. The colour of the flower determines the gender of the plant, being mostly white coloured for males and purple-pink for females.
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Locations
1:
Upper garden, rockeries
(Ur)
• Accession: 1999-513/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual