Yucca carnerosana

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Sectio: Y. sect. Yucca
Serie: Yucca ser. Faxonianae
Species: Y. carnerosana

Yucca carnerosana,[3] commonly known as the giant Spanish dagger, is a species of North American plant in the asparagus family. In the United States, it is confined to only a few counties in western Texas.[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]

This yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the Western United States and 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

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.
Tropicos, Yucca carnerosana
McKelvey in Yuccas of the S.W. U.S. 1:24 1938
Aggie horticulture, Texas A&M University, Carneros Yucca, Giant Yucca, Giant Dagger, Palma, Palmilla, Spanish Dagger, Palma Barreta, Palma Samandoca Yucca carnerosana
Encyclopedia of life, Giant Spanish Dagger
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..
Benny Cactus, Yucca carnerosana

Texas Native Plants Database, Yucca carnerosana

External links

photo of herbaruim specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León, Mexico, Yucca carnerosana