''Dasylirion'' is a
genus
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of North American plants in the
asparagus family, all
native
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to Mexico, with the ranges of three species also extending into the south-western United States. In the
APG III classification system, it is placed in the
family
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Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).
''Dasylirion'' is
dioecious
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, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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Formerly placed here
*''Nolina bigelovii
''Nolina bigelovii'' (Bigelow's nolina or beargrass) is a flowering plant native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northwest Mexico. It grows in the driest desert areas and at elevations up to .
Distribution
In Arizona, Nevada ...
'' (Torr.) S.Watson (as ''D. bigelovii'' Torr.)
References
Flora of North America: ''Dasylirion''
*Bogler, D. J. (1995). Systematics of Dasylirion: taxonomy and molecular phylogeny. ''Bol. Soc. Bot. México'' 56: 69–76.
External links
Asparagaceae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
Dioecious plants
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