Asparagaceae FAMILY

Dasylirion serratifolium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dasylirion serratifolium is an evergreen, succulent perennial plant often stemless when young but with age developing a trunk up to 2 metres long upon which there is a dense rosette of arching leaves that can each be around 70 - 100cm long and 20 - 30mm wide. The plant usually flowers annually, producing a flowering stem that can be around 2 - 4 metres long[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is one of several species in the genus that are used to produce the alcoholic beverage 'sotol'[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthen N. America - southern Mexico (Oaxaca)

HabitatOpen rocky areas, xerophilic scrub and oak woodland, particularly in hills of calcareous and volcanic origin; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,700 metres[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].