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Sotol Stalks "Ancient peoples depended on sotol to meet a variety of needs. The tall and straight stalks were used to make spear shafts, knife handles, digging sticks, and tepee poles"  Photographed in Big Bend NP in March 2018. Dasylirion leiophyllum,Smooth Sotol Click/tap to enlarge

Sotol Stalks

"Ancient peoples depended on sotol to meet a variety of needs. The tall and straight stalks were used to make spear shafts, knife handles, digging sticks, and tepee poles" Photographed in Big Bend NP in March 2018.

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  1. A very useful plant! Posted 2 years ago

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"Dasylirion leiophyllum" is a species of flowering plant in the asparagus family known by the common names green sotol, smooth-leaf sotol, and smooth sotol. It is native to North America, where it occurs in Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico and New Mexico and western Texas in the United States.

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Slowbutsteady
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Uploaded Sep 5, 2023.