Yucca reverchonii
| San Angelo yucca | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. reverchonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca reverchonii Trel. | |
Yucca reverchonii [1] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas, as well as to the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and San Luís Potosí. It is known as the San Angelo yucca and is closely related to Y. rupicola Scheele and Y. thompsoniana Trel.[2]
Yucca reverchonii produces a short-trunked plant with long, stiff, narrow leaves up to 50 cm long but no more than 2 mm wide. Flowering stalk can be up to 3 m tall with white flowers.[3]
References
- ↑ Trelease, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 102, plate 108. 1911
- ↑ Natural Resources Conservation Service
- ↑ Plant Delights Nursery, Juniper Level Botanical Garden, Raleigh North Carolina, Yucca reverchonii
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