Hesperaloe funifera

(K. Koch) Trelease

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.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 441. Mentioned on page 442.

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

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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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... more about "Hesperaloe funifera"
longitudinal +
sagittate +
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
R. Laurie Robbins +
(K. Koch) Trelease +
Yucca funifera +
striate-ridged +
fibrous +, succulent +  and rigid +
reflexed +, erect +  and ascending +
scale-like +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (San Luis Potosí) +
500–1000(–2100) m +
broadened +
fleshy +  and dry +
Rocky slopes and open plains in arid and semiarid regions +
yellowish green +
constricted +
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
long-lived +  and annual +
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
denticulate +
0.2dm;0.5dm +
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
not +  and articulate +
campanulate +
semisucculent +
Flowering spring. +
Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
flattened +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
included +  and inserted +
aboveground +  and subterranean +
3 +  and 1 +
list +  and count +
exserted +  and included +
slender +
Agave funifera +  and Hesperaloe davyi +
Hesperaloe funifera +
Hesperaloe +
species +
tinged with purple;green +
connate +  and distinct +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
long-rhizomatous +  and acaulescent +
plant +  and cespitose +
polygamodioecious +, dioecious +, monoecious +, polycarpic +  and monocarpic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +