Hesperaloe funifera
Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 36. 1902.
Basionym: Yucca funifera K. Koch Belgique Hort. 12: 132. 1862
Synonyms: 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.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and open plains in arid and semiarid regions
Elevation: 500–1000(–2100) m
Distribution
Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
Discussion
Hesperaloe funifera is occasionally cultivated, although far less frequently than H. parviflora.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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longitudinal +
versatile +
sagittate +
pliable +
pungent +
rigid +
widest +
pliable +
glaucous +
striate-ridged +
leaflike +
scale-like +
glabrous +
papillose +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
bisexual +
capsular +
septicidal +
ovoid +
3-8-branched +
paniculate +
huge +
yellowish green +
constricted +
cauline +
filiferous +
denticulate +
corneous +
0.2dm;0.5dm +
parietal +
superior +
distinct +
absent +
campanulate +
semisucculent +
Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. +
1902 +
fleshy +
black +
many +
flattened +
hard +
branched +
slender +
Hesperaloe funifera +
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species +
tinged with purple;green +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
coarse +
perennial +
epiphytic +
small;gigantic +
semisucculent +
petal-like +