Dasylirion serratifolium

Dasylirion serratifolium, or the sandpaper sotol, is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Oaxaca. It is often in cultivation as an ornamental in other places, including in Europe.[2]

Dasylirion serratifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dasylirion
Species:
D. serratifolium
Binomial name
Dasylirion serratifolium
(Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc.
Synonyms[1]
  • Yucca serratifolia Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Roulinia serratifolia (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Brongn.
  • Dasylirion laxiflorum Baker

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Dasylirion serratifolium
  2. ^ Zucc., Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 6: 258. 1838, nomen; et in Abh. Akad. Muench. 3: 225. 1843.