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Dasylirion longissimum, the Mexican Grass Tree, is a species of flowering plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert and other xeric habitats in Northeastern Mexico.[1]

Dasylirion longissimum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dasylirion
Species:	D. longissimum
Binomial name
Dasylirion longissimum Lem.

Description

Evergreen trunk-forming shrub, slow and moderate growing to 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) tall and wide, and can be up to 12 feet (3.7 m) tall by 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter. The long bladed leaves are up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long by 0.24 inches (6 mm) across.[2]

Cultivation

The drought-tolerant and dramatic plant is cultivated by nurseries for use in personal gardens and larger xeriscape landscape projects in the Southwestern United States and California. Dasylirion longissimum is hardy to 15 °F (−9 °C)

References

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Dasylirion longissimum es una especie de planta fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Asparagaceae, anteriormente de las ruscáceas. Es nativa del Desierto de Chihuahua y otros hábitats xéricos en el noreste de México.

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