Yucca carnerosana
| Giant Spanish Dagger | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| 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. | |
Yucca carnerosana[2] is a species of North American plants in the asparagus family. Common name is "Giant Spanish Dagger." In the United States, it is a rare, localized plant known only from Brewster County in western Texas.[3] The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).[4][5] It is also cultivated in Europe and in many other locations.[6]
Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with showy 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