Hesperaloe Engelmann. Common name: Hesperaloe.
A genus of 5-7 species, rosette perennials, of sc. and sw. United States and Mexico.
ID notes: Evergreen plants with long, narrow leaves arranged in a basal rosette. The leaves are typically leathery and blue-green with a fringe of white fibers along the margins. The flowers are distinctively red or occasionally tinged with yellow and the flowering stalks grow to 1.5 m tall. The capsules are characteristically ovoid and persist into the winter.
References: Carr (2016); Robbins (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Starr (1997); Turner & Turner (2002); Verhoek (1998) In Kubitzki (1998a). Show full citations.
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© Alan Cressler: Hesperaloe parviflora, Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler | Hesperaloe parviflora ssp. parviflora source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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