Sotol
28 images Created 24 May 2015
Sotol, Dasylirion leiophyllum
Popularily called the Desert Candle, Sotol is related to the pineapple and thrives in the Chihuahua desert climate. This male plant looks similiar to the female at a distance and produces profuse quantities of pollen, while the female flower stalk is covered with masses of tiny white flowers. Native Americans roated the sotol heart for food, while more currently it is used to ferment sotol liquior.
Popularily called the Desert Candle, Sotol is related to the pineapple and thrives in the Chihuahua desert climate. This male plant looks similiar to the female at a distance and produces profuse quantities of pollen, while the female flower stalk is covered with masses of tiny white flowers. Native Americans roated the sotol heart for food, while more currently it is used to ferment sotol liquior.
