Yucca necopina

Yucca necopina Shinners,[2] the Brazos River yucca or Glen Rose yucca,[3][4] is a species in the family Asparagaceae. It is a rare endemic native to a small region in north-central Texas.[5]

Yucca necopina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. necopina
Binomial name
Yucca necopina

Description

This plant is a perennial shrub that grows in small colonies of rosettes.[4] The plant grows to a height of 2 feet, with bloom stalks reaching a height of 7 feet.[4] Its flowers are greenish-white and bloom in Spring.[4] The species is similar to Y. pallida and Y. arkansana,[5] and at one time it was thought the species could be a hybrid of the two; later DNA evidence supports it being distinct.[6]

Distribution and habitat

This species grows in river terraces and deep sand, and is native to Somervell, Hood, Parker, and Tarrant Counties in Texas, west of Dallas and Fort Worth.[6][5]

References

  1. Clary, K.; Puente, R.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca necopina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428346A117470132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T117428346A117470132.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Shinners, Spring Flora of Dallas-Fort Worth. 91, 408. 1958
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Yucca necopina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 425, 438
  6. "Yucca necopina in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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