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FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 26 | Agavaceae | Hesperaloe

1. Hesperaloe funifera (K. Koch) Trelease, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 36. 1902.

Yucca funifera K. Koch, Belgique Hort. 12: 132. 1862; Agave funifera Lemaire; Hesperaloe davyi Baker f.

Leaf blades yellowish green, slightly constricted near base, widest near middle, 10–20 × 0.2–0.5 dm, margins with coarse threads. Panicles 2–2.5 m. Flowers: perianth broadly campanulate; tepals green, tinged with purple, ca. 2.5 cm. Capsules 8–9 × 5–7 mm. Seeds 8–9 × 5–7 mm.

Flowering spring. Rocky slopes and open plains in arid and semiarid regions; 500--1000(--2100) m; Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí).

Hesperaloe funifera is occasionally cultivated, although far less frequently than H. parviflora.


 

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