Yucca carnerosana
Yucca carnerosana,[2] 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.[3] The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).[4][5]
| Giant Spanish dagger | |
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Scientific 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[1] | |
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Samulea carnerosana Trel. | |
This yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the Western United States and southern Europe, as well as other locations.[6]
Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers.[7]
References
- 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
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