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Dasylirion texanum
About
Dasylirion texanum, the Texas sotol and sotol, is a monocot flowering plant native to central and southwestern Texas and in Coahuila state of northeastern Mexico, including the Chihuahuan Desert.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
In the kitchen
The Texas sotol is not eaten by humans, so you won't find it on your dinner plate. Instead, it serves as a vital part of the desert landscape, providing habitat and food for various wildlife.
Sources: Wikidata
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dasylirion texanum
- Slug
- dasylirion-texanum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dasylirion
- Species
- texanum
- Wikidata QID
- Q163111
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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