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Dasylirion leiophyllum

Engelm. ex Trel.

Spoon Plant

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.959125

Element CodePMAGA03050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusDasylirion

Other Common Names

green sotol (EN) Green Sotol (EN)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 26, 2002) here expands the concept of Dasylirion leiophyllum to include D. heteracanthum, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-01-11

Change Date2016-01-11

Range Extent Comments

Known from New Mexico, Texas; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) (FNA vol. 26, 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

New Mexico (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934
Little Dog And Pup Canyons	Lincoln National Forest	25,412
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.