| Torrey Yucca | |
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| Torrey Yucca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. torreyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca torreyi Shafer [1] |
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Yucca torreyi is an evergreen shrub of the genus Yucca, known by the common names Spanish-dagger,[1] Torrey's yucca,[1] or Torrey Yucca.
Yucca torreyi is native to the Chihuahuan Desert region of northern Mexico, southern New Mexico, and southwestern Texas. Its range is centered around Big Bend National Park in the Rio Grande valley, the northernmost regions of the Chihuahuan Desert; it does not occur into the Rio Grande of central New Mexico, nor the lower third of the Rio Grande Valley. It is found mainly in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila, but also minor locales of Durango and Nuevo León.[1][2]
The Torrey Yucca is named for John Torrey, an American botanist of the 19th century.