Asparagaceae
Texas sotol
Dasylirion texanum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dasylirion
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- سوتل تكساني
- arz
- سوتل تكسانى
- Chinese
- 得克萨斯猬丝兰, 锯齿龙
- Czech
- Trávovník texaský
- English
- Texas sotol
- Persian
- چمچه تکزاس
Synonyms
- Dasylirion texanum var. aberrans Trel.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
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: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: lanechaffin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: EJ Burns, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, 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.