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Beschorneria tubiflora

Beschorneria tubiflora is a member of the subfamily Agavoideae of the family Asparagaceae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Description

Beschorneria tubiflora, which has no commonly used English name, is an evergreen, succulent perennial that develops no stem. Its pinkish flowering head, or inflorescence, extends up to 1.8m (~6ft) high atop a slender peduncle. The penduncle arises from a rosette of tough, slender leaves whose margins bear many short, saw-like teeth. Below, some flowers are shown:

Habitat

There is little published habitat information. However, observations of a wild plant at iNaturalist indicate that it inhabits pine–oak forest in the mountains, as seen at iNaturalist observation #222470999.

Distribution

This species, rarely observed, currently is known from the states of Hidalgo, México, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí.

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