Hesperaloe parviflora
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
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
Distribution
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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila)
Discussion
Hesperaloe parviflora is widely cultivated in arid and semiarid regions, both as roadside plantings and as landscaping elements.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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longitudinal +
versatile +
sagittate +
pliable +
pungent +
rigid +
pliable +
glaucous +
striate-ridged +
leaflike +
scale-like +
glabrous +
papillose +
succulent +
broadened +
6-merous +
bisexual +
capsular +
septicidal +
ovoid +
Present +
3-8-branched +
paniculate +
huge +
dark green +
0.1dm;0.25dm +
cauline +
filiferous +
denticulate +
corneous +
parietal +
superior +
distinct +
absent +
tubular +
semisucculent +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
1894 +
fleshy +
black +
many +
flattened +
Illustrated +
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Hesperaloe parviflora +
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species +
rosy red;salmon +
perennial +
epiphytic +
small;gigantic +
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