Hesperaloe parviflora

(Torrey) J. M. Coulter

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 436. 1894.

Common names: Red yucca red hesperaloe
Illustrated
Basionym: Yucca parviflora J. Torrey in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 221. 1859
Synonyms: Aloe yuccaefolia A. Gray Hesperaloe engelmannii Krauskopf Hesperaloe parviflora var. engelmannii (Krauskopf) Trelease Hesperaloe yuccaefolia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 442. Mentioned on page 439, 441.
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Leaf-blades dark green, barely constricted along length, 5–12.5 × 0.1–0.25 dm, margins with slender threads. Panicles 1–2.5 m. Flowers: perianth narrowly tubular; tepals rosy red to salmon, 2.5–3.5 cm. Capsules 2.5–3 cm. Seeds 9–10 × 6–7 mm.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–early summer.
Habitat: Prairies, rocky slopes, and mesquite thickets
Elevation: 0–600 m

Discussion

Hesperaloe parviflora is widely cultivated in arid and semiarid regions, both as roadside plantings and as landscaping elements.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Hesperaloe parviflora"
longitudinal +
sagittate +
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
R. Laurie Robbins +
(Torrey) J. M. Coulter +
Yucca parviflora +
striate-ridged +
fibrous +, succulent +  and rigid +
reflexed +, erect +  and ascending +
scale-like +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Red yucca +  and red hesperaloe +
Tex. +  and Mexico (Coahuila) +
0–600 m +
broadened +
fleshy +  and dry +
Prairies, rocky slopes, and mesquite thickets +
0.1dm;0.25dm +
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
long-lived +  and annual +
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
denticulate +
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
not +  and articulate +
semisucculent +
Flowering late winter–early summer. +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
flattened +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
included +  and inserted +
aboveground +  and subterranean +
3 +  and 1 +
list +  and count +
exserted +  and included +
slender +
Aloe yuccaefolia +, Hesperaloe engelmannii +, Hesperaloe parviflora var. engelmannii +  and Hesperaloe yuccaefolia +
Hesperaloe parviflora +
Hesperaloe +
species +
rosy red;salmon +
connate +  and distinct +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
long-rhizomatous +  and acaulescent +
plant +  and cespitose +
polygamodioecious +, dioecious +, monoecious +, polycarpic +  and monocarpic +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +