Dasylirion longissimum
| Dasylirion longissimum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dasylirion |
| Species: | D. longissimum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasylirion longissimum Lem.
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Dasylirion longissimum, the Mexican Grass Tree, is a species of flowering plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert and other xeric habitats in Northeastern Mexico.[1]
Description
Evergreen trunk forming shrub, slow and moderate growing to 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide, and can be up to 12 feet tall (3.6 m) by 8 feet in diameter (2.4 m). The long bladed leaves are up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long by 0.24 inch (6 mm) across. [2]
Cultivation
The drought-tolerant and dramatic plant is cultivated by nurseries for use in personal gardens and larger xeriscape landscape projects in the Southwestern United States and California. Dasylirion longissimum is hardy to 15°F (-9.4°C)
References
- ^ Lem., Ill. Hort. 3(Misc.): 91 (1856).
- ^ Monrovia; Dasylirion longissimum