Asparagaceae
Dasylirion

Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.

First published in Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 272 (1878 publ. 1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Arizona to W. Texas, Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Bogler, D.J. (1995). Systematics of Dasylirion: Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de México 56: 69-76.
  • Eggli, U. (ed.) (2001). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons: 1-354. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1996). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(6): 1-116. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wheeler, G.M. [s.n.] United States K001057035 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735254 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K003735252 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K003735257 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K003735256 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K003735253 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003735258 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K003735255 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K003735259 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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