Asparagaceae

Green sotol

Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dasylirion

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Green sotol (Dasylirion leiophyllum) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: سوتل أملس الأوراق
arz: سوتل املس الاوراق
English: Green sotol, Smooth-leaf sotol
Persian: چمچه نرم

Synonyms

Dasylirion heteracanthum I.M.Johnst.
Dasylirion leiophyllum var. heteracanthum (I.M.Johnst.) Bogler
Dasylirion stewartii I.M.Johnst.
Dasylirion stewartii var. glaucum I.M.Johnst.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Glysiak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.