Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Beaucarnea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 2.75-3.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.75 - 3.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Beaucarnea gracilis unspecified picture

Conservation status

Beaucarnea gracilis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531720-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761333
COL ID L5HQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Nolina gracilis Beaucarnea gracilis Beaucarnea oedipus Dasylirion gracile Nolina histrix