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Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson ex Rothr.

Wheeler sotol · Asparagaceae

Common names: Desert spoon, Sotol.

Dasylirion wheeleri (desert spoon, spoon flower, or common sotol) is a flowering plant native to arid environments of northern Mexico, in Chihuahua and Sonora and in the southwestern United States, in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, and also in New Mexico and Texas.

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About Wheeler sotol

Dasylirion wheeleri (desert spoon, spoon flower, or common sotol) is a flowering plant native to arid environments of northern Mexico, in Chihuahua and Sonora and in the southwestern United States, in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, and also in New Mexico and Texas.

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Native rangeArizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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