Yucca valida
| datilillo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. valida |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca valida Brandegee | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Yucca valida is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The common name is datilillo. [2]
Yucca valida is a large, branched species up to 7 m (23 feet) tall. Leaves are rigid and lance-like, up to 35 cm (14 inches) long. Dead leaves hang onto the plant below the living leaves, forming a skirt around the trunk. Flowers are white, forming juicy, edible black fruits up to 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos Yucca valida
- ↑ Brandegee, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 208, t. 11. 1889.
- ↑ W. Hodgson. Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert. University of Arizona Press.
- ↑ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
- ↑ San Diego Natural History Museum, Ocean Oasis Field Guide