Yucca carnerosana

Yucca carnerosana,[3] commonly known as the giant Spanish dagger, is a species of North American plant in the asparagus family that grows in arid and desert climate areas. In the United States, it is confined to only a few counties in western Texas, where endemic populations are found in rocky outcrops.[4] The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).[5][6] It has a wide range and is abundant, and although it has local threats, its population appears to be stable overall.[1]

Giant Spanish dagger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. carnerosana
Binomial name
Yucca carnerosana
(Trel.) McKelvey
Synonyms[2]

Samulea carnerosana Trel.

This yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the western United States, along the lower Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, in parts of southern Europe, as well as other locations.[7]

Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers.[8]

References
  1. Hernández Sandoval, L.; Zamudio, S.; González-Elizondo, M.; Matías-Palafox, M.; Hernández-Martínez, M.; Sánchez, E.; Clary, K. (2020). "Yucca carnerosana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423086A117469977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423086A117469977.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Tropicos, Yucca carnerosana
  3. McKelvey in Yuccas of the S.W. U.S. 1:24 1938
  4. Aggie horticulture, Texas A&M University, Carneros Yucca, Giant Yucca, Giant Dagger, Palma, Palmilla, Spanish Dagger, Palma Barreta, Palma Samandoca Yucca carnerosana
  5. Encyclopedia of life, Giant Spanish Dagger
  6. Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  7. Benny Cactus, Yucca carnerosana
  8. Texas Native Plants Database, Yucca carnerosana
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