Dasylirion serratifolium

Dasylirion serratifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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

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

References

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