1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Desert, Lower slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
27.55 cm270.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
3.44 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
1.2 Watering Plants
1.2.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Needs very little water
1.3.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
1.3.4 In Spring
1.3.6 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.2 Soil
1.2.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
1.3.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
1.3.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.4 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
1.5 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
1.7 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.8 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
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1.9 Plant Tolerance
2 Facts
2.1 Flowers
2.1.1 Flower Petal Number
2.2 Fruits
2.2.1 Showy Fruit
2.2.2 Edible Fruit
2.3 Fragrance
2.3.1 Fragrant Flower
2.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
2.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
2.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2.4 Showy Foliage
2.5 Showy Bark
2.6 Foliage Texture
2.7 Foliage Sheen
2.8 Evergreen
2.9 Invasive
2.10 Self-Sowing
2.11 Attracts
2.12 Allergy
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3 Benefits
3.1 Uses
3.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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3.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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3.1.3 Edible Uses
3.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
3.2 Plant Benefits
3.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Not Available
3.2.2 Part of Plant Used
3.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
3.3 Used As Indoor Plant
3.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
3.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
4 Scientific Name
4.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
DASYLIRION texanum
4.2 Common Name
Cactus
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
4.2.1 In Hindi
4.2.2 In German
Kaktus
Dasylirion texanum
4.2.3 In French
4.2.4 In Spanish
4.2.5 In Greek
4.2.6 In Portuguese
4.2.7 In Polish
4.2.8 In Latin
5 Classification
5.1 Kingdom
5.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
5.3 Class
5.4 Order
5.5 Family
5.6 Genus
5.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Monocots
5.8 Tribe
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5.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Nolinoideae
5.10 Number of Species