Dasylirion wheeleri

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Dasylirion wheeleri
Spoon Flower; Blue Sotol

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DERIVATION

Dasylirion

- From the Greek dasys (thick) and lirion (lily), referring to the thick stems and lily-like flowers

wheeleri

Peperomia wheeleri is named for William Morton Wheeler, 1865-1937, American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor, especially known for his work in ants. Collected around Panama and led expedition to Australia

- named for Major George Montague Wheeler, 1842-1905, American pioneering explorer and cartographer, leader of the Wheeler Survey of the Western United States

FAMILY

Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family) Other Plants in the Asparagus Family

HABIT

Dwarf shrub

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

SW United States (SE Arizona, W Texas, New Mexico), Northern Mexico

LEAF TYPE

Evergreen

FLOWERS

White

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 7 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

COMMON NAME(S)

Spoon Flower | Blue Sotol

Location Map for Dasylirion wheeleri (Spoon Flower; Blue Sotol) - 3 Map Locations Found
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1	991024*1	1999	Dryland Mesa
2	080389*1	2008	Steppe Garden
No Map	080389*7	2008	Greenhouse
3	080369*2	2008	Parking Garage
No Map	201361*1	2020	East Josephine

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