Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Australia
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
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Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-157-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-6
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Frogs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
sotol
Pepperwort
In German
Dasylirion texanum
Pepperwort
In French
sotol
Pepperwort
In Spanish
sotol
Pepperwort
In Greek
sotol
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
sotol
Pepperwort
In Polish
sotol
Pepperwort
In Latin
sotol
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Charophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Liliales
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Family
Liliaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Marsilea
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Lapidieae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
30065
1
27800
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