Accession Data:
Calibanus hookeri (Lem.) Trel.
- Common Name:
- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: North central Mexico (San Luis Potosi)
- Description: Syn. Dasylirion hookerii Lem., Beaucarnea hookeri
An evergreen plant that has tufts of gray-green 1 foot long grass-like leaves that emerge from a large swollen corky caudex that can reach 1-2 feet or more in diameter with age. The leaves emerge upright in many separate tufts and then arch down as they mature. Hidden in the foliage are the flowers. Male and female flowers are on separate plants with females bearing red berries.2
- USDA Zone: 10-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200202454
- Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico
- Provenance: CSU-Chico# 2001021 ex. House of Cactus, 10580 Beach Blvd., Stanton, CA 90680
- Accession Date: 10-17-2002
- Bench: 2212 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-10-2018
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Nolinoideae
- Tribe: Nolineae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
- at San Marcos Growers. Last accessed on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
data regenerated on Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:30:09 -0400
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Subfamily Nolinoideae
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