| Common Name |
Texas Sotol, Green Sotol |
| Latin Name |
Dasylirion texanum |
| Native Habitat |
South Texas to northeast Mexico 2,000 feet to 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, limestone, low
organic content |
| Water |
Once each month, none once established |
| Height X Width |
3 feet X 5 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, light green, three feet long |
| Garden Suitability |
Sonoran |
| Ornamental Value |
Creamy white flowers on 15 foot stalks spring and summer,
light green
evergreen leaves, dioecious |
| Nature Value |
Browsed during droughts |
| Native American Uses |
Roasted and eaten like artichokes, used to make liquor,
mats, rope, made into cakes |
| Links |
|
| Images, and
data |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/dasyliriontexan.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.mostlytexasnatives.com/whats_new_3.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/products/ps/go/58217/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Dasylirion_texanum.html |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101560 |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DATE3\ |
