Hechtia texensis

Texas false agave
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Hechtia
Species: H. texensis
Binomial name
Hechtia texensis
S.Watson[1]
Synonyms

Hechtia scariosa L.B.Sm.[2][3]

Hechtia texensis, commonly known as Texas false agave, is a species of bromeliad that is native to the Trans-Pecos of Texas in the United States and northeastern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas).[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Taxon: Hechtia texensis S. Watson". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  2. "Hechtia texensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  3. "Hechtia texensis S. Watson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 20:374. 1885.". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  4. "Texas False Agave Hechtia texensis". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  5. Flora of North America, Hechtia texensis S. Watson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 20:374. 1885.
  6. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map

External links

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