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Similar Dasylirion, Dasylirion quadrangulatum, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Dasylirion wheeleri, Dasylirion serratifolium | ||
Dasylirion texanum, the Texas sotol and sotol, is a monocot flowering plant native to central and southwestern Texas and in Coahuila state of northeastern Mexico, including the Chihuahuan Desert.
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Description
The grass-like plant is typically smaller than other Dasylirions, with small crowns and trunks usually less than 1.5 feet, with long foliage reaching 3–6 ft.
Food
Indigenous peoples of the region pit-bake the crowns to dry and pound them into flour in order to make bread.
Cultivation
Dasylirion texanum is cultivated in by specialty plant nurseries and available as an ornamental plant for native plant, drought tolerant, natural landscape, and habitat gardens; and for ecological restoration projects.
References
Dasylirion texanum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA