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My wounds, though deep, were not dangerous; they were only flesh-wounds, and closed rapidly under the cauterising influence of the _lechuguilla_.— The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
In places where it would seem impossible for living plants to thrive, there may be found the _lechuguilla_, its stalk rising to the height of twenty feet, and its thorny leaves branching out in clusters along its length; its fiber is made into rope; the sap expressed from its leaves, when boiled to the consistency of honey is an admirable dressing for wounds, causing light cuts to cicatrice almost immediately, and even ugly gashes will yield to it in time.— Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography
There flourish the pecan, the hackberry, the black walnut, the wild china, with evergreen oaks, plums, and clustering grapevines; while in the sterile plain above are only seen those forms of the botanical world that truly indicate the desert -- various species of cactaceae, agaves, and yuccas -- the palmilla and lechuguilla, dwarf-cedars, and mezquites, artemisia, and the strong-smelling larrea, or "creosote plant."— The Lone Ranche
_lechuguilla_.— Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan
A. lechuguilla (lechuguilla)— CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
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