Beschorneria Septentrionalis
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Beschorneria is a genus of
succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
s belonging to the family
Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...
, subfamily Agavoideae, native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to . Marginally
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, they may require winter protection in areas subject to frost. ;Species # '' Beschorneria albiflora'' Matuda - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras # '' Beschorneria calcicola'' A.García-Mendoza - Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz # '' Beschorneria dubia'' Carrière - Tamaulipas # '' Beschorneria rigida'' Rose - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí, Puebla # '' Beschorneria septentrionalis'' A.García Mendoza - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León # '' Beschorneria tubiflora'' (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kunth - San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo # '' Beschorneria wrightii'' Hook.f - México State # '' Beschorneria yuccoides'' K.Koch - Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz ;formerly included Three names have been coined using the name ''Beschorneria (B. floribunda, B. multiflora,'' and ''B. parmentieri),'' all referring to the species now known as '' Furcraea parmentieri''.García-Mendoza, Abisaí Josué. 2000. Revisión taxonómica de las especies arborescentes de ''Furcraea'' (Agavaceae) en México y Guatemala Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 66: 113–129 See '' Furcraea.''


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Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Beschorneria''
Asparagaceae genera Agavoideae {{Asparagaceae-stub