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 Hesperaloe parviflora
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Hesperaloe is a genus of perennial yucca-like plants classified in the flowering plant family Agavaceae (Agave family). The plants have long, narrow leaves produced in a basal rosette and flowers borne on long panicles or racemes. The species are native to arid parts of Texas and Mexico and are sometimes cultivated as xerophytic ornamental plants.
Species:
- Hesperaloe campanulata G. Starr
- Hesperaloe funifera (K. Koch) Trel.
- Hesperaloe nocturna Gentry
- Hesperaloe parviflora (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Red Yucca)
- Hesperaloe tenufolia G. Starr
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