Hesperaloe
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| Hesperaloe parviflora | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Hesperaloe Engelm.[1] |
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Hesperaloe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[1] It contains perennial yucca-like plants with long, narrow leaves produced in a basal rosette and flowers borne on long panicles or racemes. The species are native to the arid parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico and are sometimes cultivated as xerophytic ornamental plants. The genus name is derived from the Greek word έσπερος (hesperos), meaning "western," and aloe, which the plants resemble.[2]
[edit] Species
- Hesperaloe campanulata G.Starr
- Hesperaloe funifera (K.Koch) Trel.
- Hesperaloe nocturna Gentry
- Hesperaloe parviflora (Torr.) J.M.Coult. – Red Yucca
- Hesperaloe tenufolia G.Starr[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Genus: Hesperaloe Engelm.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5586. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ Robbins, R. Laurie. "Hesperaloe Engelmann, Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 497. 1871.". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=115219. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Hesperaloe". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?5586. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Hesperaloe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42945. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
[edit] External links
Media related to Hesperaloe at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Hesperaloe at Wikispecies
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